Information

Type: Legal Notice

Department: PW - Public Works

Directors' Update: TBD

Business Meeting: Jan. 17, 2023

Summary:

Notice of Hearing Regarding Ordinance 1339, which expands Curbside Recycling Countywide and amends Ordinances 1136, 1136a, 1136b, 1157, and 1196.              

Publications: The Chronicle - Jan. 17, 2023

Cover Letter To:

Additional Copies To: Tina Hemphill Teri Lopez Melanie Case Rocky Lyon

Resolution

WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has the authority to develop and implement a system of solid waste management for the county under RCW 36.58 and 70A.205.005; and

WHEREAS, solid waste management strategies and services are identified in the Comprehensive Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Plan (CSHWMP) that undergo public participation and review by the Lewis County Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC); and

WHEREAS, the BOCC adopted Ordinance 1196 on October 1, 2007, to implement curbside recycling in an area identified as Recycling Service Area 1 (RSA-1), which extends from the town of Pe Ell to the city of Morton; and

WHEREAS, community members living east of Morton have expressed an interest to the BOCC in curbside recycling services. A survey was prepared, distributed and tallied, as reflected in the Solid Waste staff report; and

WHEREAS, it appears to the BOCC that an expansion of curbside recycling collection service, to be offered by the certificated hauler, requires an amendment to existing RSA-1; and

WHEREAS, the BOCC held a public hearing to take public testimony on the matter on November 29, 2022; and

WHEREAS, it was later discovered that the November 29, 2022, hearing was not properly noticed; and

WHEREAS, the BOCC will hold a public hearing in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room -- on the second floor of the historic courthouse at 351 NW North Street in Chehalis -- at or after 10 a.m. January 31, 2023, to take public testimony on Ordinance 1339, which would expand Curbside Recycling Countywide and amend Ordinances 1136, 1136a, 1136b, 1157, and 1196.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the BOCC will hold a public hearing in the Commissioners' Hearing Room at or after 10 a.m. January 31, 2023, to consider and take public testimony about proposed Ordinance 1339, which would expand curbside recycling and amend Chapter 8.10 to Lewis County Code; and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the Board is hereby instructed to proceed with all appropriate and necessary notifications, postings, and publications as required by law.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 17th day of January, 2023.