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Council OKs 10‑year Barco lease to clean and maintain a city utility corridor

Washington City Council · March 26, 2026
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Summary

Council approved a lease with Barco Holdings allowing the company to occupy and improve a dedicted utility corridor parcel (with city access retained) in exchange for cleanup, surfacing and gated access; the lease includes a city right to terminate if the corridor is needed for future public roads.

Public works and city staff presented a negotiated land‑lease agreement with Barco Holdings for a parcel dedicated to the city that overlies utility infrastructure (canal, culinary transmission line, power conduit). The site had become a repository for trailers and equipment; Barco agreed to remove…

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