It was “round two” of the public hearing on the vacation of Federal Drive Tuesday night at the Issaquah City Council meeting.

More than a dozen Highlands residents turned out for the hearing, both to listen and to speak for or against the proposal.

After two hours, council members voted to approve the street closure, with several conditions.

Several representatives were there from the Port Blakely Communities, including President Judd Kirk.

“It seems like a very simple thing has become quick complex,” Kirk said. “The assumption seems to be hey there must be a gold mine for Port Blakely here.”

Kirk said that wasn’t true and that in the short run it will cost the company quite a bit of money.

“Short term, this is very expensive for us,” Kirk said. “It’s about a $3 million hit.”

The opinions of the crowd of speakers were mixed. The proposal would abandon Federal Drive, and Port Blakely will build new connection streets to make several different routes into the Highlands.

The council voted to put the measure on the consent agenda for its next meeting, to give city staff members time to officially write up the list of conditions for Port Blakely to meet.

The conditions include:

• No cost to the city, all the construction must be paid for by Port Blakely.

• Minimize traffic disruption during construction.

• No impact to the wetlands.

• School buses can safely make the turn. (Jo Porter, director of Transportation for Issaquah Schools has already stated that this requirement has been met.)

• Consideration for pedestrian safety and the potential for a pedestrian bridge if needed.

• The extensions of Franklin Drive and Eddy Way be made public rights-of-way.

• Weekend traffic volumes must be looked at.

• Preparation for future bus stops must be considered.

The council is expected to approve the proposal, with conditions, at the next council meeting on Sept. 15.