BEFORE THE HONORABLE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON

In the matter of the Application of

NOTICE OF HEARING ON APPLICATION FOR A

_____Port of Royal Slope_________ COUNTY ROAD FRANCHISE

for a franchise to construct, operate and maintain a water line

on certain County Road Rights-of-Way within the County of Grant,

State of Washington, for the purpose of municipal services

In the matter of the Application of

NOTICE OF HEARING ON APPLICATION FOR A

_____Port of Royal Slope_________ COUNTY ROAD FRANCHISE

for a franchise to construct, operate and maintain a water line on certain County Road Rights-of-Way within the County of Grant, State of Washington, for the purpose of municipal services

    NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Port of Royal Slope 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 a water line under, across, and along certain County roads in Grant County, Washington lying within the following described portion of the County, to-wit:

    Across Road E SW and run along north side of Rd 13.6 SW in S 8, T 16, R     26 W M.

    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 17th day of May, 2011 at the hour of 2:00 o’clock pm 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 25th day of April, 2011.

Auditor of Grant County, Washington

By: David W. Fairbaugh

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                Auditor

#05007/1617366

Pub.: May 2 & 9, 2011