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Agenda Bill Master Report
File Number: AB2019-262
File ID: AB2019-262 Version: 1 Status: Approved
File Created: 04/24/2019 Entered by: AHester@co.whatcom.wa.us
Department: Public Works File Type: Resolution
Department
First Assigned to: Council Public Works & Health Committee
Agenda Date: 05/07/2019 Next Mtg. Date: Hearing Date:
Primary Contact Email: Sdraper@co.whatcom.wa.us
TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM:
Resolution in the matter of considering vacation of Safsten Road
SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
The attached resolution in the matter of considering vacation of Safsten Road 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
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE FILE
Date: Acting Body:
Action:
Sent To:
05/07/2019 Council Public Works & Health
RECOMMENDED FOR
Committee
APPROVAL
05/07/2019 Council
APPROVED
Attachments: Memo, Resolution -Consider Vacation
Final Action:
05/07/2019
Enactment Date:
05/07/2019
Enactment #:
RES 2019-025
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PROPOSED BY: Public Works
INTRODUCTION DATE:
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-025
IN THE MATTER OF CONSIDERING A VACATION OF SAFSTEN ROAD
WHEREAS, on January 29, 2019; BP West Coast Products LLC submitted a petition for the vacation of
Safsten Road 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.
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:
A strip of land 33 feet in width on and along the west line of the E'/z SW % Section 6, Township 39 North,
Range 1 East, W.M. Situate in 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 matter.
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