Information

Type: Legal Notice

Department: PW - Public Works

Directors' Update: June 2, 2021

Business Meeting: June 8, 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 Claquato Cemetery Association, to install, construct, operate, and maintain water facilities in Lewis County road rights of way.

This resolution sets a hearing for at or after 2 p.m. June 29, 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 - June 10 & June 17, 2021

Cover Letter To:

Additional Copies To: Tina Hemphill, Kim Amrine, Robin Saline, Martin Roy, Matt Hinderlie

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 Claquato Cemetery Association to install, construct, operate and maintain water 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. June 29, 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 8th day of June, 2021.