Information

Type: Legal Notice

Department: BUD - Budget

Directors' Update: Nov. 4, 2026

Business Meeting: Nov. 10, 2026

Summary:

Notice of Hearings on the 2027 Lewis County Budget and to fix the amount of the levies upon property in the county for 2027

Publications: Publish in The Chronicle November 26th and December 3rd, 2026 Publish in The East County Journal on December 2nd, 2026

Cover Letter To:

Additional Copies To: Becky Butler, Grace Jimenez, Larry Grove, Arny Davis, Shelly Stewart, and Ross Nielson

Resolution

WHEREAS, in accordance with RCW Chapter 36.40, there is a need to hold public hearings on the Budget for 2027; and

WHEREAS, notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will meet at or after 10 a.m. Monday, December 7, 2026, at the Lewis County Courthouse for two public hearings: first to adopt the 2027 and then to fix the amount of the levies upon property in the county for 2027; and

WHEREAS, any taxpayer may appear and be heard for or against any part of the 2027 Budget or the levies during the prospective hearing. Written comments also can be submitted by mail at 351 N.W. North Street, Chehalis, WA 98532 or via email at bocc@lewiscountywa.gov beginning at 11 a.m. Nov. 26, 2026. Written comment must be clearly marked “Written comment for Dec. 7, 2026, budget adoption hearing” and must be received by 10 a.m. Dec. 4, 2026.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the BOCC will meet at or after 10 a.m. Monday, December 7, 2026, at the Lewis County Courthouse to hold a public hearing on the Lewis County Budget for 2027 and a second hearing to fix the amount of the levies upon property in the county for 2027; and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Clerk of the BOCC is hereby instructed to proceed with all necessary notifications, posting and publication.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this ___ day of ___, ___.