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Minutes of the regular meeting of the Port Ange~s Planning Commission
March 15, 1960.
Members present were Hunt, Anderson, Reiners, Driscoll, Hankins and
Strange. Also present was John Warder, City Engineer.
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
Under unfinished business, chairman reported on developements of application
for trailer court variance at Penn & First Street area. Report was that
principal backers and financiers vis E. R. Gehrke and E. C. Williams
announced thru Mr. Gehrke that they had lost interest and had withdrawn
from the project and inasmuch as the original application for a variance
had been made on their behalf, the matter was tabled by the Commission.
Under new business the matter of the Cities acquisition of property on the
south side of Fmnt Street between Oak and Cherry Streets was again brought
up for consideration. Chairman read the letter from Mr. M. W. Slankard
City ,Magager setting forth the councils thinking on the matter. After a
general discussion, a motion was unanimously passed that the Planning
Commission recommend to the City Council that the City proceed with the
purchase of the property from the Port of Port Angeles, vis Lots 2 thru
10, Block 14, for the purpose of building a light department service and
maintenance garage and to provide for as much off-street public parking
as possible.
After further discussion of the off-street parking problem especially
with relation to number of spaces oocupied by amployees of downtown stores
and the impact this creates on our limited area, meeting adjourned at
9:00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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H. H. Hankins, Secretary
co to M.W. Slankard
John Wartier
H. E. Dodge