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Clerk 08/30/2006
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of Southwest Pohl Road, File V-2500, Petitioners: Alan Person and Elna Ryan.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. A petition has been filed requesting vacation of a portion of Southwest Pohl Road hereinafter described.
2. The department of transportation notified the various utility companies serving the area and has been advised that easements have either been obtained or will be as needed.
3. The department of transportation records indicates that King County has been maintaining Southwest Pohl Road. The records indicate that no public funds have been expended for its acquisition.
4. The department of transportation considers the subject portion of the right of way useless as part of the King 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 $311.72 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 26th day of July, 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 F.G. Pohl Road Extension 1 (County Road No. 1441) as conveyed to King County by Auditor's File No. 3666214, records of King County, Washington, described as follows:
That portion of F. G. Pohl Road Extension 1 (County Road No. 1441)

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