La Pine council approves petition to vacate portion of unnamed alley, conditions require Ordinance 2026-01 enactment

The La Pine City Council voted unanimously June 24 to approve a petition to vacate a portion of an unnamed alley, an action the council conditioned on completion of further ordinance steps and county filing requirements. Councilors recorded their votes as ‘Aye’ and the hearing record shows no public evidence submitted either for or against the vacation.

Mayor Earls opened the public hearing at 5:38 p.m. and Associate Planner Nick Tierney presented the staff report, noting staff’s recommendation to vacate the alley described in the petition. Councilor Curtis moved to close the hearing and commence deliberations; the motion passed. Councilor Morse then moved to approve the petition for the right-of-way vacation with conditions that a second reading of Ordinance 2026-01 occur, the ordinance be enacted, and that the petitioner file the ordinance and a plat with the Deschutes County Clerk if required; Councilor Shields seconded and the motion passed unanimously.

The council’s action was procedural: it approved the vacation petition contingent on the ordinance process and county recording. The council did not receive any public evidence or input related to this petition during the hearing. The council recorded ayes from Council President VanDamme, Councilors Shields, Morse and Curtis. No no-votes, abstentions or recusals were recorded.

Next steps specified by the council are the required ordinance readings and enactment. The staff record and council action indicate that, if the ordinance is enacted following its second reading, the petitioner will be responsible for recording the ordinance and any required plat with the Deschutes County Clerk. The council closed the hearing at 6:04 p.m.