Public hearing on Matheus Lumber alley vacation was scheduled for Feb. 10
A proposal to vacate a 20-foot unopened alley near Cedar Street — with $18,568.69 in required compensation — was scheduled for a public hearing on Feb. 10, 2025. 1
What the records say
In materials published ahead of the Feb. 10, 2025 City Council meeting, the agenda included an ordinance to vacate a 20-foot-wide portion of an unopened alley right-of-way in Block 6 of SW Sisco's Addition to the Town of Marysville — specifically the alley segment lying east of Cedar Street and west of the Burlington Northern right-of-way. The agenda summary says Matheus Lumber filed the petition, while the draft ordinance recites that it was submitted on behalf of MLC Reload, LLC, owner of more than two-thirds of the abutting property. Staff described the strip as about 1,453 square feet of right-of-way with no roadway, pedestrian facilities, or utilities, already used by the adjacent owner and blocked from any eastward extension by the BNSF tracks, the Civic Campus, and Comeford Park. 1
- The agenda included a proposed ordinance to vacate a 20-foot-wide unopened alley right-of-way in Block 6 of SW Sisco's Addition, described as about 1,453 square feet. 1
- The recommended motion was to adopt the ordinance, and Resolution R-2564, adopted Jan. 13, 2025, set Feb. 10, 2025, as the public hearing date. 1
- Staff recommended approval subject to compensation of $18,568.69, the pro-rated appraised value of the alley; the draft ordinance conditions the vacation on that payment and on recordation with Snohomish County. 1
- Supporting materials included a petition, vicinity map, exhibits, an appraisal, and a public notice; the record does not state what happened at the hearing. 1
Why it matters
Vacating the alley would end the city's public right-of-way claim to that strip, transferring control to the adjacent owner. Under the draft ordinance, the vacation would not take effect until the petitioner paid the city $18,568.69 — the appraised value per the city's review — and the city would retain easement rights for existing utilities. The record does not include the hearing's outcome. 1
What changed / what's next
- A proposed ordinance would vacate a 20-foot-wide, roughly 1,453-square-foot portion of unopened alley right-of-way in Block 6 of SW Sisco's Addition. 1
- A public hearing on the vacation request was scheduled for Feb. 10, 2025, with staff recommending approval conditioned on $18,568.69 in compensation to the city. 1
- The outcome of the Feb. 10, 2025 hearing is not in the supplied records, and the ordinance number in the recommended motion was left blank; the records do not establish whether the ordinance was adopted, rejected, or amended. 1
- The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.