Information

Type: Legal Notice

Department: PW - Public Works

Directors' Update: Aug. 30, 2023

Business Meeting: Sept. 5, 2023

Summary:

Lewis County Code 12.20 and RCW 36.55 require that all utility installations in county road rights of way be authorized by a franchise from Lewis County. An application for a franchise renewal has been received by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) from the McDaniel Telephone Company d/b/a TDS Telecom to install, construct, operate, and maintain telecommunications facilities in Lewis County road rights of way

Publications: The Chronicle, 9/7/2023 & 9/14/2023

Cover Letter To: Gail Long gail.long@tdstelecom.com

Additional Copies To:

Resolution

WHEREAS, Lewis County Code 12.20 and RCW 36.55 require that all utility installations in county road rights of way be authorized by a franchise from Lewis County; and

WHEREAS, an application for a franchise renewal has been received by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) from McDaniel Telephone Company d/b/a TDS Telecom to install, construct, operate and maintain telecommunication facilities in Lewis County rights of way; and

WHEREAS, said application and all related materials have been reviewed by the BOCC and found appropriate for further proceedings.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the BOCC will hold a public hearing on the proposed acceptance of the franchise at or after 10 a.m. September 26, 2022. The hearing will take place at the Historic Lewis County Courthouse, Commissioners' Hearing Room, 351 NW North Street, Chehalis, WA, as set forth in the Notice of Public Hearing attached hereto. Interested parties are encouraged to check the Commissioners' hearing schedule online at https://lewiscountywa.gov/offices/commissioners/agendas-calender/ for updated details as the hearing date approaches. The Clerk of the BOCC is hereby instructed to proceed with all appropriate and necessary notifications, posting and publication as required by RCW 36.55.040.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 5th day of September, 2023.