Proposal

Information

Type: Legal Notice

Department: PW - Public Works

Directors' Update: Feb. 25, 2026

Business Meeting: March 3, 2026

Summary:

This resolution is to give notice of a Public Hearing on Traffic Ordinance #225, adjusting the maximum speed limit on the following county road: 24034 - Bunker Creek Road.

Written comment may be submitted in person at the BOCC, 351 NW North Street, Room 210, Chehalis, WA 98532 or via email at bocc@lewiscountywa.gov beginning March 3, 2026. Written comment must be clearly marked “Written comment for March 17, 2026 hearing” and must be received by 10 a.m. March 13, 2026.

Publications: The Chronicle on March 5th

Cover Letter To:

Additional Copies To: Mike Kroll - PW, Geoff Soderquist - PW, Wes Anderson - PW, Vince Hall - PW, Zelma Hammer - PW

Resolution

Wording/In the matter of:

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR A TRAFFIC ORDINANCE FIXING THE MAXIMUM SPEED AT WHICH VEHICLES MAY BE OPERATED OVER CERTAIN ROADS IN LEWIS COUNTY, WASHINGTON: DEFINING OFFENSES, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF

Resolution Number: 26-065

WHEREAS, Pursuant to RCW 46.61.415, local authorities are authorized to determine the maximum speeds permitted on roadways based on an engineering and traffic investigation; and

WHEREAS, an engineering and traffic investigation that recommends adjusting the maximum speed limit of the following road has been prepared:

30 MPH, 24034 – Bunker Creek Road

WHEREAS, the engineering and traffic investigation, all related materials, and a proposed Traffic Ordinance have been reviewed by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) and found appropriate for further proceedings; and

WHEREAS, written comment may be submitted in person at the BOCC, 351 NW North Street, Room 210, Chehalis, WA 98532 or via email at bocc@lewiscountywa.gov beginning at 10:00 a.m. on March 3, 2026. Written comment must be clearly marked “Written comment for March 17, 2026 hearing” and must be received by 10 a.m. March 13, 2026.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the 17th day of March, at or after the hour of 10 a.m., in the Commissioners' Hearing Room on the 2nd floor of the Historic Courthouse in Chehalis, Washington has been fixed by the BOCC as the time and place for the hearing on the proposed Traffic Ordinance, when and where all persons may appear and be heard, either for or against adoption of the proposed Traffic Ordinance; and that the Clerk of the Board is hereby instructed to proceed with all necessary notifications, posting and publication.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 3rd day of March, 2026.