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Cowlitz County approves possession‑and‑use agreement to repair collapsed storm drain on Sweet Birch Drive
Summary
The board approved a possession‑and‑use agreement and recorded a resolution declaring an emergency contract with AES to rebuild a collapsed storm drain on Sweet Birch Drive; crews are already on site and construction will relocate the drain between two private properties.
Cowlitz County commissioners approved a possession‑and‑use agreement Tuesday to allow contractors to access private land and complete emergency repairs after a storm‑drain collapse on Sweet Birch Drive.
Public works right‑of‑way agent Anna Lunde told the board the existing storm drain — installed by a developer more than two decades earlier — failed and required immediate routing to a new line that crosses two private parcels. Lunde said…
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