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Minutes 01' the regular meeting of the Port Angeles P~nning Commission,
April 3rd, 1956.
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Minutes of the Previous meeting were read and approved.
Members present were McGee, Hankins, Reiners, Gort and Strange. AlSO present
was City Manager G. S. Vergeer and City Engineer Herman Ahlvers.
First order of business was the readtng 01' a petition from Mr. A. P.
Konopaskl and Mr. Theodore T. Carlson requesting a vacation of a portion of
Liberty Street in the 6th and Liberty Streets area. At'ter some little
discussion, the chairman appointed Reiners and Hankins as a committee to
invetigate and report back to the Commission.
Communication was read from Mr. G. S. Vergeer, City Manager, refering to a
petition from Mr. & Mrs G. Feola requesting the vacation of a North-South
alley running thru Block 129 of the E. W. Morse SubDivision. This petition
had appeared before the Commission in November of 1952 and had been denied,
however, it was agreed to again survey the situation and the Chairman appoin~
ed tiankins and MCG7e to investigate and report.
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The chairman reported a communication from Mrs Anderson on the sale of the
soutp 54 feet of 2t lots at 13th & Cherry Streets, if permission could be
granted to ~llow residence to be built thereon. After some discussion and
realizing the square foot area would be nearly 7,000 feet as required by
ordinance and taking into consideration the improvement to the area, it was
agreed that Mrs. Anderson be allowed to build.
The chairman reported receiving a letter from the Chairman of the School
Board inviting him to.a meeting on April 17th to discuss proposed school
construction bond iBsae. There was considerable discussion of this matter,
but no recommendation was given to the Chairman on the desires of the members
present.
There was further discussion on the problem resolVing from the School
District barricading 2nd Street from Peabody to Chase during school hours.
No particular action or recommendation was made at this meeting.
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Mr. Vergeer spoke at length on the proposed sanitary sewer intercepter system
that has been ordered by the Polution Control COmmBsion and Department of
Health and asked that the members familiarize themselves with the problem in
order that they may aid in advising the public when the matter comes up for
consideration by the City Council in the very near future.
Discussion on the programing of improvements for the City in the year 1957:
It was suggested by the Commission to Mr. Vergeer that a program of street
improvements, similar to the proposal on Cherry Hill covering the area East
of Lincoln St. to the Francis Street Gulch and from eth Street south to the
BOulevard be included and also, if pOSSible, the construction of a sanitary
sewer covering the area West of the Tumwater Road and South from 10th Street
be undertaken if possible.
Mr. Vergeer brought up the matter of street lighting for discussion. Members
present expressed their appreciation and approval of the lights that have
been instailed up to this date and suggested to Mr. Vergeer that a continuatin
of the lights up Lincoln Street and East and West 01' Lincoln on eth Street
would, in their opinion, be the most desirable area to be included in the
next program of lighting.
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Members present congratulated Mr. Vergeer on the general appearance of the
C ~ ty Hall after its complB te renovation; expressed their appreci atinn of
the meeting room and furnishings provided for the Planning Commission.
There was a general discussion of many matters pertaining to improvement of
our ctty with the meeting adjourning at lu:UO P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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