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Minutes of the special meeting of the City of Port Ange~s Planning
Commission~ January 26, 1954.
Members present were Lamoureux, Stewart, McGee, Reiners, Hampton and
Strange. Also ~resent was City Engineer Ahlvers.
Minutes of the meetings of December 1 and December 15, 1953 were read
and approved.
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First order of business was the consideration of an application of
certain property owners in the vicinity of Columbia and Chambers Streets
for the vacation of Chambers Street from Columbia Street north to the
bluff and a certain portion of the alley in block-2 of the Puget Sound
Cooperative Colony Subdivision. Also introduced at the same time was
a petition signed by sixteen property owners in that vicinity~ expressing
their disapproval of the application. A lengthy discussion followed
during which time it was ag4'}in pointed out that it was against the policy
of the Planning Commission to recommend the vacation of any streets or
alleys and it was further pointed out that this particular street would
readily lend itself for a Uturn around!! which could be used by the public
as a view point and al'ter further d.iscussion, it was finally moved,
seconded and unanimously passed that the Planning Commission recommend
to the City Council that the application for the vacation ~rs
~~be denied and at the same time recommend th~t a suitable view point
turn around road be constructed at that point for the use of the general
public.
Second order of business was a consideration of Mr. Reid Priests request
for a tentative approval of a re-platt of a certain area in the vicinity
of Sixth and Ennis Streets. After considerable d.iscussion, it was
regularly mov~d, seconded and unanimously passed that the Planning
Commission recommend to the City Council, approval of Mr. Priests tentative
platt as to the general scheme. It being our understand that this is all
that was requested by Mr. Priest at this time.
Next order of business was the consideration of I~. Reid Priests request
for permission of opening and grading a roadway on Sixth Street in the
vicinity of Liberty Str~. There was a lengthy discussion on this matter
and it is the understanding of the Planning Commission that Mr. Priest
suggests the roadway be graded on an alignment that would be favorable
to the particular area, part of the alignment being on private property
owned by Mr. Priest and taking into consideration the last paragraph
in his letter to Mr. G. S. Vergeer dated January 7, 1954, in which he
says "Plan and profile will be furnished your Ci ty ~ngi~ er for his
approval before the work is startedV with these ideas in mind, it was
regularly moved, seconded and unanimously passed that the Planning
Commission recommend to the Council their approval of this request.
No further business ap~ aring, the meeting adjourned at ~:15 P.M.
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Respectfully submitted,
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