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Clerk 05/10/2006
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of NE 154th Street, File V-2509, Petitioners: John and Alison Valente.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. A petition has been filed requesting vacation of a portion of NE 154th Street hereinafter described.
2. The department of transportation notified the various utility companies serving the area and has been advised that easements were not required within the vacation area.
3. The department of transportation records indicate that King County has been maintaining NE 154th Street. The records indicate that no public funds have been expended for their acquisition.
4. The department of transportation considers the subject portions of the right-of-way useless as part of the county road system and believes the public would benefit by the return of this unused area to the public tax rolls.
5. The right-of-way is classified as "B-Class" and, in accordance with K.C.C. 14.40.020, the compensation due King County is based on seventy five percent of the assessed value of the subject right-of-way, which was determined from records of the department of assessments. King County is in receipt of $6,759.13 from the petitioners.
Due notice was given in the manner provided by law and a hearing was held by the office of the hearing examiner on the 5th day of April, 2006.
In consideration of the benefits to be derived from the subject vacation the council has determined that it is in the best interest of the citizens of King County to grant said petition.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. The council, on the effective date of this ordinance, hereby vacates and abandons that portion of NE 154th Street as conveyed to King County by the recording of King County Short Plat No. S92S0010, under Recording Number 9404119013, records of King County, Washington as described below:
That portion of NE 154th Street in the northwest quarter of Section 16, Township 26 ...

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