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Council relinquishes retained utility easement to Port of Anacortes to support West Basin development

Anacortes City Council · December 16, 2025
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Summary

The council adopted Resolution 3199 to relinquish an oversized retained utility easement to the Port of Anacortes and accepted tailored water and storm easements in exchange, enabling the Port's West Basin development to proceed.

The Anacortes City Council voted unanimously Dec. 15 to relinquish a retained utility easement that staff said was larger than the city needs and interfered with the Port of Anacortes's planned West Basin development.

City staff explained the easements date to prior right-of-way vacations (cited as ordinances 1201 and 2086 in the meeting…

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