THE PORT ANGELES GLOBE: CITY TO HOLD FINAL PUBLIC HEARING ON OMC PETITION

City Council agenda Item: STREET VACATION PETITION – STV 16-01 A PORTION OF COLUMBIA STREET WEST OF CHAMBERS STREET.
According to staff memo provided:
The petition proposes the vacation of a 70 foot right-of-way a distance of approximately
200 feet. The Real Estate Committee has recommended a price of $15.00 per square foot, or
approximately $140,000.00 for the entire proposed vacation area. The assessed per square foot
land value of the surrounding properties within a 300 foot buffer is $7.54, with the omission of
11 of the total 28 properties due to their public ownership. On May 5, 2015, Council approved a
similar street vacation for the Olympic Medical Center at a price of $15.00 per square foot.
Conditions 3 and 5 within the ordinance have been clarified based on Council inquiries.
The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on this matter on March 23, 2016,
and forwarded a recommendation of approval for the vacation by a vote of 7 – 0. There were no concerns raised by the Commission, or the public, at the meeting.
see page f1 on agenda packet for further details

COUNTY WORK SESSION ITEM: Trust Lands Advisory Committee briefing – 10:00 a.m (Verbal report)
See full agenda: http://websrv7.clallam.net/forms/uploads/bocc_worksession_agenda.pdf
Full work session packet: http://websrv7.clallam.net/forms/uploads/bocc_worksession_packet.pdf

Editorial note: Two items on both the City and County level will be discussed during their meetings next week. One is about the street vacation for the hospital's new helicopter port, which the city will address on their agenda coming Tuesday evening, and on Monday, the County will hear a verbal report on the Lands Trust Advisory committee. No futher details were posted on the work session packet.

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