Information

Type: Legal Notice

Department: PW - Public Works

Directors' Update: March 10, 2021

Business Meeting: March 16, 2021

Summary:

Lewis County Code 12.20 and RCW 36.55 require that all utility installations in county road rights of way be authorized by a franchise from Lewis County. An application for a franchise has been received by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) from Mashell Telecom Inc., to install, construct, operate, and maintain telecommunications facilities in Lewis County road rights of way.

This resolution sets a hearing for at or after 2 p.m. April 6, 2021 in the Commissioners' Hearing Room on the 2nd floor of the Historic Courthouse in Chehalis, Washington, and further instructs the Clerk of the BOCC to proceed with all appropriate and necessary notifications, posting and publication as required by RCW 36.55.040. Interested parties are encouraged to check the Commissioners’ hearing schedule online at https://lewiscountywa.gov/offices/commissioners/agendas-calendar/ as the hearing date approaches for updated details.

Publications: The Chronicle - March 18 & March 25, 2021

Cover Letter To:

Additional Copies To: Tina Hemphill, Rose Williams, Kim Amrine

Resolution

WHEREAS, Lewis County Code 12.20 and RCW 36.55 require that all utility installations in county road rights of way be authorized by a franchise from Lewis County; and

WHEREAS, an application for a franchise has been received by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) from Mashell Telecom Inc. to install, construct, operate and maintain telecommunications facilities in Lewis County rights of way; and

WHEREAS, said application and all related materials have been reviewed by the BOCC and found appropriate for further proceedings.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the BOCC will hold a public hearing on the proposed acceptance of the franchise at or after 2 p.m. April 6, 2021. 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. The Clerk of the BOCC is hereby instructed to proceed with all appropriate and necessary notifications, posting and publication as required by RCW 36.55.040.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 16th day of March, 2021.