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County advances plan for Long Lake Management District No. 51 with estimated first-year assessment of $325,000
Summary
Public Health and Social Services presented a resolution of intent to form a new Long Lake Management District (LLMD 51), estimating first-year assessments at $325,000 and noting a statutory per-year cap cited in the transcript (RCW 36.61 0.17); district would run 20 years if approved.
Thurston County Public Health and Social Services presented a resolution of intent to form Long Lake Management District No. 51 to protect Long Lake water quality and beneficial uses.
Jen Fryhite, director of public health and social services, said the petition to create the district met the statutory threshold that requires signatures representing at least 20% of acreage within the proposed district. The proposed district term would run for 20 years beginning Jan. 1, 2026, and staff estimated first-year assessments at $325,000; annual charges would escalate up to 5% per year to cover inflation if approved by the LLMD steering committee and the Board of County Commissioners. Fryhite said the total funds raised in any single year would not exceed $487,500 under the statutory limit referenced in the meeting (recorded in the transcript as "RCW 36.61 0.17").
Fryhite said the county had received input from Long Lake residents supportive of forming the district and that the resolution of intent is the procedural next step in establishing the LLMD. Commissioners had no questions at the agenda-setting meeting; staff said they will return with the formal resolution for the public hearing and subsequent action.
