Legislation Details

File #: AB2026-517    Version: 1
Type: Discussion Status: Discussed
File created: 6/30/2026 Meeting Body Council Public Works & Health Committee
On agenda: 7/14/2026 Final action: 7/14/2026
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Discussion of an ordinance declaring public necessity for and the authorization to acquire certain property rights by eminent domain for the Birch Bay Lynden Road and Blaine Road Intersection Improvements Project
Indexes: Birch Bay-Lynden Rd. & Blaine Rd. Intersection Improvements, Discussion, Litigation, Ordinance, Public Works, Roads & Bridges
Attachments: 1. Staff Memo, 2. Proposed Ordinance, 3. Intersection Maps
Related files: AB2026-518
Department Public Works Department

Primary Contact Email:    sdraper@co.whatcom.wa.us

 

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Discussion of an ordinance declaring public necessity for and the authorization to acquire certain property rights by eminent domain for the Birch Bay Lynden Road and Blaine Road Intersection Improvements Project

 

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The proposed ordinance would 1) declare public necessity for certain property rights needed to construct the project, and 2) authorize the commencement of legal action in Whatcom County Superior Court to acquire, by eminent domain, these certain real property interests