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Cowlitz County nearing property acquisitions and easements for Riderwood water reservoir project

5930612 · October 1, 2025
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County engineer said property purchases and easements from private owners are signed and the county is seeking the chairman's signature, and warned a federal government shutdown could delay federal permits and funding tied to the Riderwood and related projects.

Cowlitz County public works staff told commissioners Wednesday that easements and property purchase agreements for the Riderwood emergency water-reservoir project are finalized and await signature by the board chair.

“...we have easements and property purchase for the Riderwood emergency, project water project. So we're purchasing some property from RH Emerson, Sierra Pacific, to site the reservoir and then some easements for the piping work,” County Engineer Susan Eugenis said, adding that the county “finally come to…

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