Information

Type: Legal Notice

Department: BOCC - Board of County Commissioners

Directors' Update: Nov. 3, 2021

Business Meeting: Nov. 9, 2021

Summary:

Notice to hold a public hearing to take testimony on the Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan

Publications: The Chronicle, The East County Journal

Cover Letter To: Kirk Holmes, Christina Wollman

Additional Copies To: Betsy Dillin

Resolution

WHEREAS, the Chehalis River Basin Flood Control Zone District (Flood District) has prepared a Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan (CFHMP); and

WHEREAS, the goal of the CFHMP is to minimize the long-term risk to life and property from flooding; and

WHEREAS, the CFHMP evaluates the risk and vulnerability to flooding and identifies mitigation actions the community can take to reduce the impacts of flooding; and

WHEREAS, an 11-member Stakeholder committee of local representatives was assembled to oversee the development of the plan, consisting of Lewis County staff, citizens and representatives of the incorporated towns and cities to meet the requirements and needs of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) Community Rating System (CRS) program other stakeholders in the planning area; and

WHEREAS, an initial scope and feasibility planning effort has been completed to establish the goals and objectives of a comprehensive plan as well as to prepare for and guide future grant opportunities; and

WHEREAS, the CFHMP was distributed to the general public for review and comments by the Flood District following an open house and 30-day comment period; and

WHEREAS, a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Determination of NonSignificance (DNS) was issued on September 30, 2021, under file number SEP21-0030; and

WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners and the Chehalis River Basin Flood Control Zone District Supervisors wish to hold a joint public meeting to review and adopt the CFHMP.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners and the Chehalis River Basin Flood Control Zone District Supervisors will hold a joint public hearing on the CFHMP on November 30, 2021, at or after 10:00 a.m. in the Lewis County Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 351 NW North Street, Chehalis WA, as set forth in the Notice of Public Hearing attached hereto.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 9th day of November, 2021.