Information

Type: Hearing - Vacation

Department: PW - Public Works

Directors' Update: May 5, 2021

Business Meeting: May 11, 2021

Summary:

Hearing to approve the vacation of a portion of W.F. Cole Road No. 700. 

Publications:

Cover Letter To:

Additional Copies To: Martin Roy, Matt Hinderlie, Tim Fife, Kim Amrine, PW, Mike Kroll, PW, Gary Hurly

Vacation

     FIRST: That on February 22, 2021, in regular session, the BOCC duly passed Resolution 21-073 entered upon their minutes declaring their intention to proceed to determine whether or not that certain road in Lewis County named and designated as a portion of W.F. Cole Road No. 700 should be vacated and abandoned, and ordered and directed the County Engineer to make an examination of the road.

     SECOND: That said portion of road does not abut a body of water.

     THIRD: That on March 31, 2021, the County Road Engineer filed his report in writing with the BOCC setting forth all things required by law to be set forth in the engineers report.

     FOURTH: That the BOCC by order duly passed on April 13, 2021, Resolution 21-142, which fixed May 11, 2021, at or after the hour of 2 p.m., in the Commissioners Hearing Room on the 2nd Floor of the Historic Courthouse, Chehalis, Lewis County, Washington, as the time and place for the hearing on the report of the County Engineer, and that the BOCC duly caused notice thereof to be published and posted as required by law, and the BOCC now finds there to have been compliance with all legal requirements.

     FIFTH: And that on May 11, 2021, the vacation of a portion of W.F. Cole Road No. 700 came regularly on for hearing, and due proof having been made to the satisfaction of the BOCC by affidavit of the publication and posting of the notices of hearing, and the BOCC having considered the engineers report and all evidence relative to such vacation, now here finds this portion of W.F. Cole Road No. 700 not to be a public necessity.

NOW THEREFORE IT IS ORDERED by the BOCC that all provisions of RCW 36.87 and LCC 12.15 have been met and Order of Vacation No. 21-003 is approved and the portion of W.F. Cole Road No. 700 be and is hereby vacated as follows:

All of W.F. Cole Road No. 700 lying within Government Lot 12 in Section 5, Township 12 North, Range 5 West, W.M.

Except the West 110 feet of said Government Lot 12 in Section 5 to be retained for turnaround purposes.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 11th day of May, 2021.