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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 06/21/1960 ~ 'e - . Minutes of the regular meeting of the Port Angeles Planning Commission June 21, 1960. Members present were Hunt, Hankins, McGee and Strange. Also City Engineer Warder and Councilman W. Ivor Smith. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Under unfin!shed business, the request of Mr. C. N. Webster submitted by Mr. G. V. Chamberlain for an exchange of property in the vicinity of 8th and Liberty Streets was taken up for consideration. Mr. Webster's suggesticn is that he deed to the City a ten foot wide strip on vacated Liberty St. being the easterly lOt of the west one-half of vacated Liberty Street from the south margin of 7th street to the south margin of L-l in Block-279 townsite in exchange for L-5, Block 279 townsite now owned by the City. This exchange would give the City an alley on Liberty Street twenty feet wide instead of the present ten foot width. On examination, it is found that L-5 refered to is across the alley from the City's new two milion g~lon reservoir. The lot is not very well situated, lying mostly in a small gulch and as far as the members of the Planning Commission can determine, the lot does not now have, or in the forseable future have, any value to the City. On the other hand, the additional width of driveway on Liberty Street would be most desirable. Therefor it is the unanimous opinion of the Planning Commission that we recommend to the City Council the matter be approved and the exchange made. Under the heading of new business, the Planning Commission took up for reconsideration, the problem of another or second street or highway ~pproach to the Cits from the East with the idea in mind of the eventual connection with hig way lOl thus giving the City two outlets for traffic to the East, similar to the two we now have leaving to the West. The Commission having before it Mr. Slankard's report to the Council covering this matter. All probable streets were discussed vis Front St. Third Street, and Fifth Street. Anyone of which is faced with the crossing of White's Creak which is the most expensive part of the undertaking on any of the crossings. In addition to the above and in connection therewith, CounCilman Smith suggested a study be made by the Commission of the practicability feasibility of the improvement of Lauridson Boulevard from Lincoln Street east to Race Street which would necessitate the crossing of Peabody Gulch. This improvement according to Mr. Smith and agreed to by the Commission would be very desirable as it would permit the City to route logging trucks and other heavy traffic across the Boulevard and down Race Street thus relieving the routing of this traffic thru our central business district. As stated above, the members of the Commission agreed this improvement would be very desirable and thought a further study should be made. It was agreed the matter should be layed on the table until our regular meeting of July 19th. A discussion of future street improvements was next in order, especially with referenda to the districts on which petitions are now being circulated. The chalaman pointed out the boundaries as described in some of the petltiom do not allow for connections with districts now improved or in the process of being made ready for improvements. The Commission feels that any future districts to be considered by the Council should form a complete whole and recommend to the Council that they, when fixing the boundaries of new districts, look to that end so as not to allow unimproved streets between various districts. No further business cc M. W. Slankard John Warder H. E. Dodge at 9:30 P.M. ap~ea i , me < Fred ~ stran C hai rman H.H. IDinkins Secretary ~ '" .1J1~ A )Vi ~~ &l--- ~~ 7 ~"i~ 1 ~ .~ ~ "---- ,/.J~ 1 ~+J.. t lid q a.<-<- .. -"''c,.