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County says Riderwood water easements signed, warns federal shutdown could delay permits
Summary
Cowlitz County staff reported signed easements and a pending property purchase for the Riderwood emergency water project and told commissioners federal agency closures could slow permits and funding obligations needed to keep the project on schedule.
Cowlitz County engineers said the county has finalized property purchase documents and easements needed to site a reservoir and install pipeline for the Riderwood emergency water project, but warned that a U.S. federal government shutdown could slow required federal approvals and affect project timing.
County Engineer Susan Eugenis told the Board of Commissioners that the county has negotiated and signed property purchase documents with R.H. Emerson and Sierra Pacific and is asking the chair to sign the documents so the project can move forward. "We finally come to terms, and they are signed, and we are…
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