As part of a Development permit in 2015, the City of Yakima acquired an interest in a portion of property near Valley Mall Boulevard and Longfibre Road through an Easement Deed from Printing Press Properties, L.L.C.  The easement was for street access and construction including sidewalks and maintenance of the street and sidewalks.  No money was paid for the Easement.  The City of Union Gap brought suit to deny Printing Press Properties the ability to access its property off of Valley Mall Blvd.  The Court of Appeals found in favor of Union Gap that access was denied and the decision was not appealed.  Since there can be no access off of Valley Mall Blvd, and the City has no use for a road or sidewalks that cannot be accessed, the Easement Deed is unusable.  

Since there is no ability to use the property as outlined in the Easement Deed, and the property has negligible, if any, monetary value, staff recommends returning the Easement Deed to Printing Press Properties, L.L.C.