Information
Type: Deliberation
Department: PW - Public Works
Directors' Update: March 17, 2021
Business Meeting: March 23, 2021
Summary:The property owner abutting a portion of John W. Berry Road has requested that the County vacate the right of way. Any and all interests other than the requesting parties will be evaluated as part of the Engineer's Report.
Passing the resolution would instruct the County Road Engineer to examine the portion of road, evaluate the request, and file an Engineer's Report, as required by RCW 36.87.010 and LCC 12.15. A copy of the request from the property owner is attached.
Instruct the County Road Engineer to examine the road as required by RCW 36.87.010 and LCC 12.15 and report his findings to the Board of County Commissioners.
Publications:
Cover Letter To:
Additional Copies To: Kelly Albert, Kim Amrine, Martin Roy, Matt Hinderlie, Tim Fife
Resolution
THE PROPOSED VACATION OF A PORTION OF THE JOHN W. BERRY ROAD NO. 293
WHEREAS, RCW 36.87 authorizes the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) to vacate useless county roads or portions thereof; and
WHEREAS, the BOCC has received information indicating that a portion of the John W. Berry Road No. 293 may be useless as a part of the county road system and that the public may be benefited by its vacation, and the BOCC intends to proceed to determine whether the road should be vacated and abandoned; and
WHEREAS, when considering vacation of a county road, the BOCC may by resolution declare its intention to vacate the road and direct the County Road Engineer to report on such vacation.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the County Road Engineer is instructed to examine all that part of the following described portion of the John W. Berry Road No. 293 as required by RCW 36.87.010 and LCC 12.15 and report his recommendations to the BOCC:
All of the John W. Berry Road No. 293 that lies within property located in the South Half of the Northeast Quarter (S1/2 NE1/4) of Section 31, Township 13 North, Range 2 West, W.M., conveyed by deed recorded under Lewis County Auditor's File No. 3539017.
DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 23rd day of March, 2021.