Information

Type: Legal Notice

Department: PW - Public Works

Directors' Update: April 8, 2026

Business Meeting: April 14, 2026

Summary:

A property owner has requested the vacation of undeveloped Washington Street, lying westerly of Lincoln Ave, as shown on the plat of Mineral Lake Lumber Company's 1st Addition to Mineral, Washington. Resolution 26-018, passed by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) on January 13, 2026, directed the County Engineer to examine that portion of undeveloped Washington Street, and report his opinion to the BOCC.  On April 8, 2026, the Engineer's Report on the matter of the proposed vacation was filed with the BOCC.  This resolution sets May 19, 2026, at or after the hour of 10:00 a.m., in the BOCC Hearing Room on the 2nd floor of the Historic Courthouse in Chehalis, Washington, as the time and place for the hearing on the County Engineer's Report.  The resolution also calls for the Clerk of the Board to proceed with all the necessary notifications, posting, and publication.

Publications: The Chronicle April 16, 2026 April 23, 2026

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Resolution

WHEREAS, RCW 36.87 allows for the vacation of a county road that is found useless to the needs of the County pending a report of the County Engineer; and

WHEREAS, Resolution 26-018, passed by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) on January 13, 2026, directed the County Engineer to examine all that part of the unused unmaintained Washington Street and report his findings to the BOCC; and

WHEREAS, as required by RCW 36.87, the report of the County Engineer on the matter of the proposed vacation of Washington Street was filed in the office of the BOCC on April 8, 2026, to wit:

All that portion of undeveloped Washington Street, lying westerly of Lincoln Avenue, as shown on the plat of Mineral Lake Lumber Company's 1st Addition to Mineral, Washington, Recorded in Book 1, Page 83, records of Lewis County, being located in the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (SW1/4 NE1/4,) in Section 9, Township 14 North Range 5 East, W.M.; and

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

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that on May 19, 2026, at or after 10 a.m. in the BOCC Hearing Room on the second floor of the Historic Courthouse in Chehalis, Washington, has been fixed as the time and place for the hearing on the County Engineer's Report, when and where all persons may appear and be heard upon report and upon the matter of the vacation of that undeveloped road described above. Interested parties are encouraged to check the Commissioners' hearing schedule online at https://lewiscountywa.gov/offices/commissioners/agenda-calendar as the hearing date approaches for updated details; 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 April, 2026.