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Snoqualmie council delays decision on petition to vacate right-of-way adjacent to 39194 SE Park Street
Summary
After public comment and detailed title and tax questions, Snoqualmie City Council postponed action on a petition to vacate a strip of right-of-way affecting a house at 39194 SE Park Street and scheduled an executive session and another roundtable for May 12.
Councilors in Snoqualmie on April 28 postponed a decision on a petition to vacate a strip of public right-of-way that encroaches on a house at 39194 Southeast Park Street, and set a follow-up roundtable and executive session for May 12 at 6 p.m.
The petition would remove the city’s Schussman Avenue right-of-way where part of a house apparently sits. The issue drew extended discussion about title history, tax assessments and the Riverwalk trail plan, and a member of the public urged council to vacate the right-of-way to protect a nearly century-old home.
Why it matters: Vacating a street or right-of-way is a legislative act the council must make based on a public purpose; councilors said the Riverwalk project is one possible public purpose staff has identified, while petitioners argue the strip serves no public function and should be…
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