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Adopt a Resolution of Notice of Intent to vacate a portion of Liberty Island Road (County Road No. 1490) which would include a transfer of APN 0042-190-230 (Bridge Parcel) to the State of California; Approve setting a public hearing date of May 14, 2024 at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, for the proposed vacation
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board:
1. Adopt a Resolution of Notice of Intent to vacate a portion of Liberty Island Road (County Road No. 1490) which would include a transfer of APN 0042-190-230 (Bridge Parcel) to the State of California; and
2. Approve setting a public hearing date of May 14, 2024 at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, for the proposed vacation.
SUMMARY:
In February 2021, the Department of Resource Management received a petition from Ecosystem Investment Partners, LLC (EIP), requesting that the County of Solano vacate a portion of Liberty Island Road (County Road No. 1490), east of the City of Dixon. A project (Project) being pursued by EIP and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) will include the construction of a new flood control levee and enhance tidal wetlands west of Liberty Island Road. The Project will require the Liberty Island Road levee along Shag Slough to be breached, which also includes removal of the Shag Slough Bridge. The portion of the public roadway being considered for vacation and currently maintained by Solano County begins at Liberty Island, heads west across the Shag Slough Bridge, and then continues northerly for 1.6 miles along Shag Slough. As part of the process, the parcel that contains the Shag Slough Bridge would be transferred to the State of California.
The Department has worked with EIP and DWR to consider the vacation petition and has reviewed the issues rela...
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