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Richland council vacates portion of Gay Road right-of-way; pedestrian easement required as contingency
Summary
Council approved ordinance 2025-06 to vacate a 60-foot portion of a former Gay Road right-of-way between SR 240 and Snyder Street, contingent on the establishment of a pedestrian access easement along the property's eastern boundary; a developer testified in opposition to locating a pathway adjacent to the railroad.
The Richland City Council voted unanimously to approve first reading of ordinance 2025-06 to vacate a portion of Gay Road right-of-way between SR 240 and Snyder Street. City staff recommended the vacation but made it contingent on the property owner providing a pedestrian access easement along the eastern edge of the parcel to connect to the existing Vantage Pathway.
At the public hearing Jonathan Bond, a Camas-based developer and co-founder of the company planning a storage facility at 2015 Snyder Street, urged the council to oppose locating a pedestrian pathway along the railroad edge of the site. "We would like to oppose the, the pedestrian pathway in that…
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