3217RESOLUTION NO.3217
A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE COLUMBIA BASIN RAILROAD AND
THE PORTION OF THE RAIL LINE OR CORRIDOR RUNNING FROM MILE
POST (MP)10.913 TO MILE POST (MP)16.045
RECITALS:
1.The Columbia Basin Railroad operates a railline on railroad right-of-way from MP 10.913 to MP
16.045.
2. A major portion of the aforementioned rail line runs through the corporate limits of the City of
Moses Lake.
3.The rail line running through the corporate limits of the City of Moses Lake crosses several
streets and thoroughfares.
4.The rail line running through the City of Moses Lake is in need of significant repair in order to
make it fully operational and capable of carrying modern day railroad traffic.
RESOLVED:
1.The City of Moses Lake is in favor and supports the abandonment and elimination of the rail
line running from MP 10.913 to MP 16.045.
2.Abandoning and eliminating the aforementioned rail line will allowfor a saferenvironmentwithin
the City of Moses Lake by eliminating the railroad crossings at several streets and
thoroughfares and eliminating possible dangerous cargo being transported through the Cityof
Moses Lake by rail car.
3.Abandoning and eliminating the rail line running through the City of Moses Lake would allow
for the possible conversion of the railroad right-of-way to a publicly owned activity trail.
Adopted by the City Council on April 26,2011.
ATTEST:Jewvkane,Mayor
4?/Z.
Ronald R.Cone,Finance Director