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TITLE OF D : In the Matter of Considering a Vacation of an Unnamed Alley Within the
Whispering fines Plat
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Cover Memo
2. Resolution
3. Neighboring Land Owner's Petition
4. Map of Site
SEPA review required? ( ) Yes (X) NO
Should Clerk schedule a hearing ? ( ) Yes (X ) NO
SEPA review completed? ( ) Yes ( ) NO
Requested Date:
SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE. (If this item is an ordinance or requires a public
hearing, you must provide the language for use in the required public notice. Be specific and cite RCW or WCC as appropriate.
Be clear in explaining the intent of the action.)
The attached Resolution, in the Matter of Considering a Vacation of an Unnamed Alley Within the
Whispering Pines Plat is submitted per RCW 36.87 and WCC 12 -20.
Adoption of this resolution will trigger the County Engineer to report on the proposed vacation at a future
Council meeting. Once the County Engineer's report is submitted the road vacation will be considered by
Council under a separate resolution and a public hearing will need to be scheduled.
COMMITTEE ACTION.•
COUNCIL ACTION:
6/28/2016: Forwarded to Council for approval
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6/28/2016: Approved 7 -0, Resolution 2016 -022
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Ordinance or Resolution
Number: Res. 2016 -022
Please Note: Once adopted and signed, ordinances and resolutions are available for viewing and printing
on the Count 's website at. www. co.whatcom.wa.us/counciL
PROPOSED BY: Public Works
INTRODUCTION DATE:
RESOLUTION NO. 2016-022
IN THE MATTER OF CONSIDERING A VACATION OF AN UNNAMED ALLEY WITHIN
THE WHISPERING PINES PLAT
WHEREAS, on April 6, 2016, Linda Doroshenko, Trustee of the Exemption Equivalent Trust under
the will of George T. Swan Jr., and Michael and Noreen Taylor submitted a petition for the vacation of
an unnamed alley within the Whispering Pines plat lying within the unincorporated area of Whatcom
County, accompanied by the penal sum of $790.00; and,
WHEREAS, as described in RCW 36.87.010, when a county road or any part thereof is considered
useless the Whatcom County Council may declare its intention to formally consider vacation, by
resolution; and
WHEREAS, without pre judging the result of its future consideration of this matter, the Whatcom
County Council has received sufficient information to warrant consideration of vacation of the right-
of -way identified in the above - referenced petition and described more fully below;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that it is the intention of the Whatcom County
Council to consider vacation of the following described right of way:
All that portion of an unnamed alley abutting Lots 1 and 4, Block 1 "Plat of Whispering Pines"
according to the plat thereof, recorded in Volume 7 of Plats, Page 9 records of Whatcom County,
Washington.
Subject to and/or together with all easements, covenants, restrictions and /or agreements of
record or otherwise, and further subject to Whatcom County retaining an easement in respect to the
portion of right -of -way proposed for vacation, for the construction, repair, and maintenance of any and
all public utilities and services now located on or in the portion that may be vacated.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Engineer investigate and report to the County
Council on the matter of the proposed vacation so that the Council may set a public hearing on the
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