Information

Type: Legal Notice

Department: PW - Public Works

Directors' Update: Aug. 19, 2026

Business Meeting: Aug. 25, 2026

Summary:

The property owner abutting an unimproved right of way known as Alley in Block B of the Plat of Doty, in Doty, has requested the County vacate this right of way. Resolution 26-242 passed by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) on July 28th, 2026, directed the County Engineer to examine that portion of undeveloped Alley, and report his opinion to the BOCC. On August 10th, 2026, the Engineer's Report on the matter of the proposed vacation was filed with the BOCC.  This resolution sets October 6th, 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 Aug. 27, 2026 Sept. 3, 2026

Cover Letter To:

Additional Copies To: Zelma Hammer, Kimberly Edminster

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 26-242, passed by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) on July 28, 2026, directed the County Engineer to examine all that part of the unimproved alley in Block B of the Plat of Doty, 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 unimproved alley in Block B of the Plat of Doty was filed in the office of the BOCC on August 10, 2026, to wit:

All that part of an undeveloped 12' Alley right of way in Block B in the Plat of Doty, located in the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4, Section 2, T13N R5W, W.M., Lewis County, WA, beginning at the Southeast corner of lot 7, thence continuing northeasterly 722' to the northeast corner of lot 20, thence southeasterly 12' along the northerly line of block B to the Northwest corner of Lot 21, thence Southwesterly 722' to the Southwest corner of Lot 34, thence Northwesterly 12' to the point of beginning, Doty, WA; and

WHEREAS, the report and all related materials have been reviewed by the 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 a.m. August 25, 2026. Written comment must be clearly marked “Written comment for October 6, 2026, hearing” and must be received by 10 a.m. October 1, 2026.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that October 6, 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 25th day of August, 2026.