NOTICE OF HEARING ON APPLICATION FOR A COUNTY ROAD FRANCHISE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Port District #10 of Moses Lake, has

filed with the Board of County Commissioners of Grant County,

Washington, an application for a franchise for a period of fifty

(50) years to construct, operate and maintain Northern Columbia

Basin Railroad Segment 2 across certain County roads in Grant

County

BEFORE THE HONORABLE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

OF GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON

In the matter of the Application of                                  NOTICE OF HEARING

                                                                                                            ON

Port District #10 of Moses Lake                                     APPLICATION FOR A COUNTY

                                                                                                            ROAD FRANCHISE

for a franchise to construct, operate

and maintain domestic water mainlines

and other pipelines and related facilities

on certain County Road Rights-of-Way

within the County of Grant, State of

Washington, for the purpose of carrying

and conveying water

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Port District #10 of Moses Lake, has filed with the Board of County Commissioners of Grant County, Washington, an application for a franchise for a period of fifty (50) years to construct, operate and maintain Northern Columbia Basin Railroad Segment 2 across certain County roads in Grant County, Washington lying within the following described portion of the County, to-wit:

    Mile Post 0.78 Tyndall Road and Mile Post 1.72 Randolph Road, S     27 and 33, T 20 N, R     28 E, Wm. Grant County

    NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Grant County, Washington, has fixed the hearing on said application for the franchise for the 14th day of December, 2010 at the hour of 2:00 o'clock p.m. in the Board of County Commissioners' room in the Grant County Courthouse in Ephrata, Grant County, State of Washington, and any person may appear at this time and place to be heard for or against the granting or denying of said franchise or any part thereof.

DATED this 18th day of November 20, 2010

    William Varney, Auditor of Grant County, Washington

    By: _______________________________________

                                       Deputy Auditor

#11088/1320433

Pub.: November 23 & 30, 2010