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Wasco County vacates undeveloped rights-of-way in Columbia Crest Addition to enable replatting

Wasco County Board of Commissioners · April 1, 2026

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Summary

The Board approved Order 26-014 vacating Granite Way, Cavern Way and a portion of Sandstone Way in the Columbia Crest Addition (1953 plat). Petitioner owns adjoining land; vacation clears the way for replatting to create buildable lots.

Wasco County approved Order 26-014 on March 18, 2026, vacating certain undeveloped roads and portions of roads within the Columbia Crest Addition (Sections 4 and 5, Township 1 North, Range 13 East, Willamette Meridian). Public Works Director Arthur Smith reported the 1953 plat dedications have never been developed and are impractical given current topography and modern utility requirements. The petitioners own adjacent property; under ORS 368.351 a hearing was not required because 100% of adjacent landowners signed the petition.

Smith recommended vacation as a first procedural step to allow replatting into fewer, larger, buildable lots that meet current standards. The Board adopted the Public Works Director's report and granted the vacation; the land will revert to adjacent owners and return to the tax rolls once statutory steps are completed.