Information

Type: Legal Notice

Department: PW - Public Works

Directors' Update: Feb. 8, 2023

Business Meeting: Feb. 14, 2023

Summary:

Approval of a lease agreement in which the Board of County Commissioners continues to lease the Central Transfer Station in Centralia to the Lewis County Solid Waste Disposal District #1

Publications: The Chronicle: February 16 & 23 and March 2, 2023. Lewis County Web Site: http://lewiscountywa.gov/

Cover Letter To:

Additional Copies To: Tina Hemphill Teri Lopez

Resolution

WHEREAS, approval of a lease agreement in which the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) continues to lease the Central Transfer Station in Centralia to the Lewis County Solid Waste Disposal District #1 (District), a quasi-municipal corporation, and setting forth the terms of said agreement (attached), is necessary, as the current lease agreement expired on December 31, 2022. The BOCC is authorized to enter said agreement under provisions of RCW 39.34.080; RCW 36.34.180; and LCC 3.30.450 et seq.; and

WHEREAS, RCW 36.34.160 states that prior to the BOCC making a decision regarding the lease of property, notice of the intention to lease must be published in a legal newspaper at least once a week for a duration of three weeks, and a notice of the intention to lease must also be visibly posted in the courthouse for the same period of time; and

WHEREAS, after reviewing the agreement, the BOCC found it appropriate for further proceedings.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the BOCC will consider the Lease Agreement of the Central Transfer Station with the District at or after 10 a.m. March 7, 2023, in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room on the second floor of the Historical Courthouse in Chehalis, Washington; and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the Board is hereby instructed to proceed with all necessary notifications, posting, and publication.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 14th day of February, 2023.