From: Mac Corthell
Sent: Wed Mar 30 12:17:51 2022
To: 'leptichmatt@gmail.com'; 'John Hadlock Mills'; 'David Wright'
Subject: Molalla, OR Church Property
Importance: High
Attachments: SN2018-125-P3.tif; Existing Conditions.png; Site Overview.png; Good Afternoon Gentlemen, I’m sorry to be a pest, but I’m really hoping this project can go through as I believe it is a situation where everyone wins. I’ve touched base with each of you over the last three weeks and haven’t heard anything back yet. Just to provide some context, we are in design phase and if the church is not interested in dedicating the Right of Way needed for the city to make the improvements along the frontage, I don’t want to waste public funds on that portion of the design. I would really appreciate being able to touch base with someone who can make this sort of decision so I can proceed responsibly, one way or the other, with this project. My original message is provided below for reference. Thank you for your time. Original Message: I’m reaching out to discuss the LDS Church property located at 974 W Main St., Molalla, OR. W Main St. is also known as Oregon Highway 211 and carries a significant traffic load, while at the same time serving many pedestrians and bicyclists en route to and from multiple residential, commercial and community establishments like yours. A developer has recently purchased the property adjacent to the west of the church site and, as part of their land use approvals, will be required to complete improvements along their W Main St. frontage which includes sidewalk, curb, and gutter. This will leave a sidewalk gap along the church frontage that is both less safe and less aesthetically pleasing. The City is prepared to foot the bill and manage the project to complete the sidewalk in front of the church, but have one hurdle we’re hoping you can help with. The current Right-of-Way (ROW) in front of the church is 30 feet from centerline and the cross section for this major arterial is 34 feet from centerline. We’re hoping that in exchange for the city building the improvements, the church will consider dedicating the additional ROW necessary to complete the improvement, we expect that to be four feet. The city would take care of all legal documentation for the ROW dedication, design, build, and pay for the improvement, all we need from the church is to agree to the dedication and sign the dedication documents once approved by the Church’s legal counsel. I’ve included a couple of visual aids to help conceptualize what I’m referencing, and would very much like to have a conversation the appropriate authority from your organization. We’re hoping this can occur in the near future as we are in the process of working through design on the adjacent project and would very much like to include the additions I mentioned. Thank you again for your time. My direct line is (503) 759-0219, and my cell phone is (503) 708-8035 if you’d prefer to call versus email. Attachments: Sincerely, Macahan “Mac” Corthell, J.D. | Community Development Director City of Molalla 315 Kennel Ave. | PO Box 248 |Molalla, OR 97038 Phone – 503.759.0219 Email – mcorthell@cityofmolalla.com Website – http://www.cityofmolalla.com CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient and have received this communication in error, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. Thank you.