Information

Type: Legal Notice

Department: PW - Public Works

Directors' Update: Aug. 12, 2026

Business Meeting: Aug. 18, 2026

Summary:

Timber located on county-owned property located on unimproved Kray Road, as described in Attachment A, was declared surplus by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) per resolution 26-161, on May 26th, 2026.  A call for bids was made on May 28, 2026.  No responsive bids were received. This resolution authorizes publication of a notice for an opportunity to negotiate the disposition of the surplus timber, per LCC section 3.30.320.

Publications: August 20th, 2026

Cover Letter To:

Additional Copies To: Kimberly Edminster, Conner Wilmovsky

Resolution

WHEREAS, RCW 36.34.010 authorizes the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) to sell timber on county-owned property; and

WHEREAS, Resolution 26-161, approved May 26, 2026, found the timber to be vulnerable and may become dangerous to the public and authorized the call for sealed bids on surplus timber on County owned property located off Kray Road, near Chehalis; and

WHEREAS, Addendum No. 1 was added to the Bid Call on June 9, 2026. The description of the area to be logged was updated and bid opening extended to June 25, 2026. Attachment A revised the description as follows: 

A STRIP OF LAND, BEING 30’ IN WIDTH, LABELED “DEDICATED FOR FUTURE ROAD” AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT OF SUNSET WEST-DIVISION ONE. BEING A PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST QUARTERS OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER, SECTION 35, T14N R3W, W.M., LEWIS COUNTY, WA. FURTHER DESCRIBED AS BEING BOUNDED ON THE WEST BY THE WEST PLAT BOUNDARY AND BOUNDED ON THE EAST BY THE WEST LINES OF LOTS 32, 33, 34, 35, AND 36. SAID STRIP IS ALSO BOUNDED TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH BY THE PLAT BOUNDARY, AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT OF SUNSET WEST-DIVISION ONE FILED UNDER AUDITORS FILE NUMBER 2002660 IN BOOK 6 OF PLATS PAGE 89, RECORDS OF LEWIS COUNTY, WA; and

WHEREAS, no bids were received in response to the Bid Call; and

WHEREAS, LCC 3.30.320 allows for the negotiated sale of property when no bids are received within the advertised terms for the advertised minimum value on the property; and

WHEREAS, the publication of a legal notice is necessary to inform the public of the opportunity to negotiate, per LCC 3.30.320.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED The Clerk of the BOCC is hereby instructed to proceed with all appropriate and necessary notifications, postings, and publication for the negotiated disposition of the above described timber off of Kray Road in Chehalis, by the County Engineer, by means of LCC 3.30.320.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 18th day of August, 2026.