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AGENDA DATE:
11/17/2026
ACTION REQUESTED:
Kittitas County Commissioners
Agenda Staff Report
Consider and Approve a Resolution ordering the incorporation of approximately 54.89 acres, consisting of
two parcels owned by Marc & Glenda Sorger, into Kittitas County Fire Protection District No. 4
BACKGROUND:
Chapter 52.04 RCW governs the annexation of territory into fire protection districts. Under RCW 52.04.011,
annexation may be accomplished through a petition process when the required percentage of qualified
registered electors within the area proposed for annexation sign the petition, and the Board of Fire
Commissioners concurs.
Marc and Glenda Sorger submitted a petition dated October 16, 2026, requesting that two adjoining
properties located at 28001 Vantage Highway, Ellensburg, Washington, be annexed into Kittitas County Fire
Protection District No. 4. The properties consist of Parcel No. 20382, with a recorded area of 24.89 acres,
and Parcel No. 250833, with a recorded area of 30.00 acres.
The petition was submitted to Kittitas County Fire Protection District No. 4 and subsequently reviewed by
the Kittitas County Auditor. On October 21, 2026, the County Auditor issued a Certificate of Sufficiency
confirming that both registered electors residing within the proposed annexation area signed the petition,
representing 100% of the qualified registered electors.
Pursuant to RCW 52.04.011(3), when at least 60% of the qualified registered voters sign the petition and the
Board of Fire Commissioners concurs, the county legislative authority may dispense with a public hearing
and election and enter its order incorporating the territory into the existing fire protection district.
The Board of Commissioners of Kittitas County Fire Protection District No. 4 approved the requested
annexation through Resolution No. 2026-06-03, adopted October 20, 2026. The resolution recognizes the
two parcels proposed for annexation and acknowledges a small cemetery, approximately 0.4 acres in size,
located within Parcel No. 250833. The cemetery property is tax-exempt and has no associated assessed
value.
The proposed resolution before the Board of County Commissioners approves and orders the incorporation
of the two parcels into Kittitas County Fire Protection District No. 4.
INTERACTION:
Marc and Glenda Sorger submitted the petition for annexation to Kittitas County Fire Protection District No.
4.
Kittitas County Auditor Bryan Elliott issued the Certificate of Sufficiency dated October 21, 2026,
confirming that 100% of the qualified registered electors within the proposed annexation area signed the
petition.
The Board of Commissioners for Kittitas County Fire Protection District No. 4 approved the annexation
through Resolution No. 2026-06-03.
Prosecutor Review and drafted Resolution Service Request #12646
RECOMMENDATION:
Consider and approve the resolution ordering the incorporation of Parcel Nos. 20382 and 250833 into
Kittitas County Fire Protection District No. 4.
HANDLING:
BOCC Resolution:
Original/Certified Copy – Filed with County Auditor
Original/Certified Copy – Filed with County Assessor
Copy to Elections
Copy/Original – Clerk of the Board
Copy – Kittitas County Fire Protection District No. 4
Copy – County Prosecutor
LEAD STAFF:
James McCubbin, DPA III & Sue Higginbotham, Chief Administrator (Auditor’s Office)