Information

Type: Legal Notice

Department: BOCC - Board of County Commissioners

Directors' Update: TBD

Business Meeting: April 28, 2026

Summary:

Notice of hearing for Ordinance 1376 which would update Chapter 10.20 of Lewis County Code to allow electric-thrust operated vessels on specific bodies of water

Publications: The Chronicle

Cover Letter To:

Additional Copies To: Alex Murray, Matt Thuston, Commissioner Brummer

Resolution

WHEREAS, the Lewis Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) established Article V. Specific Rules for Certain Lakes and Other Areas within Chapter 10.20 – Water Safety and Vessel Operation – of Lewis County Code via Ordinance 1115 in 1991 and later amended it via Ordinances 1115-A in 1994 and 1157 in 1998; and

WHEREAS, Chapter 10.20 of County Code prohibits the use of motorized vessels on Packwood Lake in Packwood and Carlisle Lake in Onalaska; and

WHEREAS, Lewis County is considering approval of Ordinance 1376, which would allow electric-thrust operated vessels on specific bodies of water, including Packwood Lake and Carlisle Lake as well as South County Park Pond in Toledo; and

WHEREAS, the hearing for proposed Ordinance 1376 will take place in the Commissioners' Hearing Room at or after 10 a.m. May 12, 2026, at which time the public can comment on the proposal. Written comment also 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 a.m. April 28, 2026. Written comment must be clearly marked “Written comment for Ordinance 1376” and must be received by 10 a.m. May 10, 2026.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the BOCC (1) will hold a hearing regarding proposed Ordinance 1376 at or after 10 a.m. May 12, 2026; and (2) directs the Clerk of the Board to proceed with all appropriate and necessary notifications, postings and publications as required by law.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 28th day of April, 2026.