C L A S S I F I E D S
999 Public Notice
Notice of city initiated vacation
of a public utility easement at
1680 W McKinney Butte Road
Notice is hereby given that on
December 11, 2019, in
accordance with ORS 271.130,
the City of Sisters City Council
will be holding a public hearing
to initiate vacation of recorded
utility easement located in the
McKenzie Meadow Village
subdivision. Legal description of
location is Southwest
One-Quarter of Section 5,
Township 15 South, Range 10
East, Willamette Meridian, City
of Sisters, Deschutes County,
Oregon.
The easement proposed to be
vacated commences at the
Southwest corner of Parcel 1 of
Partition Plat 2014-24 being a
5/8= iron rod with yellow plastic
cap marked <LS 60068=; thence
along the North right-of-way line
of McKinney Butte Road, North
89*59=13= East 168.48; thence
leaving said North right-of-way
line, North 0*39918= West 44.68
feet; Thence along a curve to the
right feet with radius of 470.00
feet; a length of 18.81 feet;
thence North 1*38=16= East 3.82
feet to the true point of
beginning; thence North
89*59913= East 31.06 feet;
thence South 0*00942= West
15.00 feet to a line that is offset
10.00 feet from parallel to the
North right-of-way line of
McKinney Butte Road; thence
along said parallel line, South
89*59913= West 64.33 feet;
thence leaving said parallel line;
North 58*59955= West 111.21
feet to the true point of
beginning.
The above described land
contains 4,617 square feet, more
or less. The Basis of Bearings is
per Deschutes County Survey
Number CS18750.
Please contact in writing by email
Paul Bertagna, City of Sisters
Public Works director at
pbertagna@ci.sisters.or.us for
more information. Comments
may be provided in writing prior
to the public hearing at Sisters
City Hall at 520 E. Cascade
Avenue, Sisters (mailing address
PO Box 39, Sisters, OR 97759)
or email the Public Works
director.
File #: VAC 19-01
Petitioner: City of Sisters
Petition Filed: October 31, 2019
Site Location: Public Utility
Easement location: 1680 W
McKinney Butte Road, Parcel 1;
Lot 4, McKinney Butte Ranch,
Tax Map ID 151005CB05500
Request: City initiated vacation
of one public utility easement
Applicable Criteria: ORS
271.130
Questions or concerns regarding
this application should be
directed to the Public Works
Department at Sisters City Hall.
The decision by the City Council
shall consider the requirements of
ORS 271.130. Approval or
disapproval of the vacation by the
City Council will be based upon
these requirements and these
requirements only. At the
hearing, it is important that
comments relate specifically to
the applicable requirements. The
complete application in the above
noted file is available for
inspection at no cost at City Hall.
There is a small fee associated
with making and providing a
hard-copy.
Anyone wishing to present
written testimony on this
proposed action may do so in
writing prior to, or at the public
hearing. All written testimony,
objections, or other documents
submitted to the Public Works
Director9s office by 5:00 p.m. on
December 10, 2019 will be
presented to the City Council for
consideration. All other written
materials must be presented in
person at the hearing. Oral
testimony may be presented at
the public hearing. At the public
hearing, the City Council will
receive a staff presentation, and
invite both oral and written
testimony. The City Council may
continue the public hearing to
another meeting to obtain
additional information, leave the
record open for additional
evidence, arguments, or
testimony, or close the public
hearing and take action on the
application as provided by state
law. Failure to raise an issue in
person or by letter at some point
prior to the close of the hearing,
or failure to provide sufficient
specificity to afford the decision
maker an opportunity to respond
to the issue, precludes an appeal
based on that issue.
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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there have been incidents in
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