Information

Type: Legal Notice

Department: PAO - Prosecuting Attorney's Office

Directors' Update: July 15, 2020

Business Meeting: July 20, 2020

Summary:

Notice of public hearing and declaration of the Board of County Commissioners to dissolve Dikage and Drainage District #1 for Lewis County pursuant to Chapter 36.96 RCW and directing the setting of a public hearing

Publications: July 28, August 4, and August 11

Cover Letter To:

Additional Copies To: Larry Grove, Heather Boyer

Resolution

WHEREAS, Dikage and Drainage District #1, also known as Davis Lake Diking and Drainage District, being found entirely within Lewis County; and

WHEREAS, Chapter 36.96 RCW provides a mechanism for the dissolution of inactive special purpose districts to be initiated by the county legislative authority within whose boundaries the special purpose district lies; and

WHEREAS, the Lewis County Auditor has determined that there is no record of activity for Dikage and Drainage District #1 from 2014 to the present; and

WHEREAS, the Lewis County Auditor has determined that there is no record of election or appointment of elected members for Dikage and Drainage District #1 from 2012 to present; and

WHEREAS, the District appears to meet a criterion for being inactive and thus subject to dissolution under Chapter 36.96 RCW.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the Board of County Commissioners declares and establishes its intent to dissolve Dikage and Drainage District #1 pursuant to Chapter 36.96 RCW; and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed dissolution of Dikage and Drainage District #1 on August 17, 2020, at or after 10:00 a.m. or at such time later that day as may be necessary due to schedule changes pertaining to COVID-19. The hearing will take place at the Lewis County Courthouse, Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 351 NW North Street, Chehalis, Wash., as set forth in the Notice of Public Hearing attached hereto. Interested parties are encouraged to check the Commissioners’ hearing schedule online at https://lewiscountywa.gov/offices/commissioners/agendas-calendar/ for updated details as the hearing date approaches.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 20th day of July, 2020.