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Votes at a glance: Cowlitz County commissioners approve consent agenda, rescind emergency order for International Way sewer repair
Summary
The Board of Commissioners approved routine minutes and the consent agenda, including calls for bids and correspondence; the board also rescinded an emergency declaration tied to the International Way sewer repair after the contractor completed work for $52,600.68.
COWLITZ COUNTY — The Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously during its Tuesday meeting to approve minutes, accept the consent agenda and rescind an earlier emergency order covering repairs to a sewer line on International Way.
The board approved minutes for March 31 and April 2 after a motion and an oral vote. The consent agenda passed on a subsequent motion; the consent items included a call for bids for road-surfacing materials for the contract period May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2026, and a call for bids for South Cloverdale Road improvements. County staff estimated the South Cloverdale project at about $9,900,000, with roughly $3.6 million identified as out-of-county funds.
On a separate motion, the board rescinded emergency resolution number 25-004, which had authorized emergency repairs to a gravity sewer line on International Way. County Engineer Susan Eugenis said the emergency repair work was completed by Advanced Excavating Specialist and the final cost came in at $52,600.68 — well below earlier estimates. Rescinding the emergency declaration allows staff to finish closeout steps for the contract.
Other consent items mentioned in the meeting record included board correspondence appointing and reappointing citizens to advisory bodies (Silver Lake Watershed Advisory Council and the Homeless Housing Task Force) and a letter supporting federal building repairs for the Mount St. Helens Institute. The board reported vouchers totaling $349,613.41 for the period covered in that consent packet.
Votes at a glance: - Approval of minutes (March 31 and April 2): motion made; outcome: approved (voice vote: "Aye"). - Consent agenda (including bids, contracts, correspondence, vouchers): motion made; outcome: approved (voice vote: "Aye"). - Resolution rescinding emergency order for International Way sewer repair (Resolution 25-004): motion made; outcome: approved (voice vote: "Aye").
None of the recorded votes listed named roll-call tallies; outcomes were recorded by voice as "Aye."
