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Cowlitz County declines Port of Kalama request to vacate short Todaf Road segment after residents object
Summary
Cowlitz County commissioners voted to decline a Port of Kalama request to vacate roughly 152 feet of Todaf Road adjacent to 220 Todaf Road after residents raised safety, access and nuisance concerns and commissioners said the county saw no public benefit to the change.
Cowlitz County commissioners on April 7 declined a Port of Kalama request to vacate a narrow portion of Todaf Road near the Columbia River after a public hearing in which nearby residents said the change would reduce public access and worsen safety and nuisance problems.
Anna Lunde, a county right-of-way agent, opened the continuation of the hearing and said the requested vacation covered the driveway entrance to 220 Todaf Road and the shoreline, a segment described in survey materials as roughly 152 linear feet. Eric Yacovich, speaking for the Port of Kalama, said the piece has not been used actively by the public for decades and that vacating the small sliver would resolve…
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