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poor condition. The western portion is about 2,300 feet long. It is a 44 foot wide roadway that has been improved to city standards and is in good condition. . The eastern portion of Stewart Road begins with a section sloping up from Bailey Hill Road. Although paved more recently than the rest of the eastern portion of the road, this section has developed a large pothole in the south lane. Stewart crests several hundred feet west of Bailey Hill Road, then begins a gradual descent. Stewart is level from several hundred feet west of the east end of the improved section to Bertelsen Road. . F or most of its eastern section, Stewart Road is badly deteriorated. This section of the roadway has no base and as a result is prone to failure. Nearly the entire surface, for a distance of some 1,400 feet, is covered with potholes, patched potholes, and even holes within patched areas. There are two or three areas where one lane is free of patches or potholes, but these are only 50 to 100 feet long. For most of the eastern portion of the roadway, both lanes are characterized by a condition where potholes cover more than half of the street's surface area. . The abutting property on the eastern portion consists of residential property on the south side of the street. The north side, with the exception of one house, is undeveloped. Except for the residence and an industrially zoned parcel at the northwest corner of Bailey Hill & Stewart, the property on the north side is in public ownership and has an open space designation. The abutting property on the western portion consists of 1-2 zoned property (Light-Medium Industrial) on the south side of the street. The north side consists of two wetland sites, one owned by the Bureau of Land Management and the other by the Oregon Department of Transportation. The condition of the eastern section of Stewart Road is the primary reason for the closure. In other circumstances, the City would prefer that the road be paved to match the design of the western section. However, the City Council is currently reviewing the City's assessment policy for situations such as this one and until the Council decides on the assessment policy, no effort will be made to upgrade Stewart Road. Under the current assessment policy, the cost to property owners for improvement of Stewart Road would be substantially higher than normal, as they would be assessed for the road improvements and installation and connection to the City's sanitary sewer system. The City would also have to pay for a large portion of the project due to the width of the street and the large amount of open space land on the north side. Considering the current condition of the road and with no determination as to when improvements may be made, this criterion weighs heavily in favor of the proposed closure to through traffic. By minimizing the amount of traffic, the closure slows the deterioration of the roadbed and delays the need to upgrade the street. Administrative Order 58-99-05, Findings