HomeMy WebLinkAboutSetPHearing_Strande Road_Vacation (2)KITTITAS COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
2022 AGENDA STAFF REPORT
AGENDA DATE: April 19, 2022
ACTION REQUESTED: Request to schedule a Public Hearing for May 3, 2022, at
2:00 pm local time to consider vacating a portion Strande
Road from mile post 2.66 to end of County Road.
BACKGROUND: Strande Road extends south from Barnes Road (mile post
0.0) to the end of the road at mile post 3.61 at private
property. For years, this roadway has been used by county
residents to access surrounding areas for recreation.
Previous ownership appears to have tolerated this use on
their property. Recently the property changed ownership
and the new ownership has indicated a desire to farm their
property at the end of the road.
Resolution 2013-088 designated Strande Road from mile
post 1.47 to mile post 3.61 as primitive. Public Works
recently received a request to maintain the roadway. This
will result in significant cost and resources from Public
Works. There is minimal existing roadway width as the
road is bound on either side by a drainage and steep
hillslopes resulting in little room to bring the road into full
standard.
Public Works has performed minor work on the roadway in
the past supporting use for recreational access. With the
removal of the recreational access the benefit of the
roadway to the broader community no longer is met. Public
Works proposes to vacate the roadway maintaining and
providing an easement for the property owner to access.
This will reduce expenditures on the road fund while
allowing properties to access the parcels.
A public hearing is required by County code considering
the merits of the vacation request. At the public hearing,
the County Engineer will provide the Board an Engineer's
Report addressing the vacation request pursuant to County
Code and State law.
INTERACTION: Public Works.
RECOMMENDATION: Schedule a public hearing for May 3rd, 2022, at 2:00 PM
local time, receiving testimony on vacating a portion of
Strande Road from milepost 2.66 to the end of County
Road.
HANDLING: Return one Notice of Public Hearing to Public Works.
ATTACHMENTS: Notice of Public Hearing.
LEAD STAFF: Joshua Fredrickson, County Engineer
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Public Notice
Kittitas County, Ellensburg WA
The Board of Kittitas County Commissioners will meet at 2:00 pm on May 3, 3022, at the Commissioners, Auditorium, 205
West 5th Avenue, Room 109, Kittitas County Courthouse, Ellensburg, WA to consider vacating a portion of Strande Road
from Milepost 2.66 to End of County Road.
More information is online at http://www.co.kittitas.wa.us/notices/.
Clerk of the Board
Publish:
Daily Record: 04/21/2022; 04/28/2022
North Kittitas County Tribune: 04/21/2022; 04/28/2022
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For more information, contact Public Works
Anyone with an interest in this matter is urged to attend said hearing where all testimony will be taken. Written
comments may be received at 205 W 5th Ave. STE 108, Ellensburg, WA 98926 at or prior to the hearing.
Kittitas County complies with all ADA requirements.
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