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Board approves easement resolution for failing culvert at SE 302nd & Jackson
Summary
The Board adopted a resolution authorizing negotiations for property and temporary easements to replace a partially collapsed 24‑inch culvert at SE 302nd & Jackson. Transportation staff said the existing pipe sits on private property and acquisition is required for repair; the resolution passed on a roll call with four recorded ayes.
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners on Thursday adopted a resolution of necessity to begin negotiations for property acquisition and temporary slope and drainage easements to replace a failing 24‑inch culvert at SE 302nd & Jackson.
Lance Calvert, roads engineering services manager in the county’s transportation division, told the Board the existing culvert is partially collapsed and currently located on private property, a common condition for pipes of that age. Calvert said staff’s goal is to acquire property and temporary easements so crews can replace the pipe and return it to service.
There were no substantive technical questions from the Board. Two members of the public spoke on the item, raising questions about project cost details and alternate project impacts; transportation staff said they would provide additional information as needed.
Commissioner Singleton moved the resolution and Commissioner Moyer seconded. The clerk recorded aye votes from Commissioners Moyer, Singleton, Jones Dixon and Chair Vega Peterson and the chair declared the resolution adopted.
The county’s transportation division is responsible for completing negotiations and obtaining the necessary easements before beginning construction. Staff estimated the acquisition and temporary easement area described on the agenda as several hundred square feet of private property for access and working space; the exact acquisition costs were not specified in the briefing.
What happens next: Transportation staff will proceed with easement negotiations and return to the Board as acquisition agreements are finalized.
