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Public works requests easement for underground power and quitclaim deed to regional wastewater authority
Summary
The county’s public works right-of-way agent asked commissioners to approve an easement allowing Puget Sound Energy (PUD) to place underground power across county ingress/egress property to serve a newly purchased parcel, and to quitclaim a pump-station parcel to the 3 Rivers Regional Wastewater Authority to tidy title records.
Cowlitz County Public Works staff asked the Board of Commissioners to approve two routine property actions: an easement to allow underground power installation across county-owned ingress/egress land for a private parcel, and a quitclaim deed transferring fee-simple title for a pump-station parcel to the regional wastewater authority.
Why it matters: the actions resolve access and utility needs for a private property and correct historical title records for a county-owned parcel used and maintained by a regional utility.
Details: - Right-of-way easement for underground power: Anna Lunde, right-of-way agent, reported that a property buyer (identified in materials as Donovan Ziegler) purchased a parcel at 749 Clark Creek Road whose access crosses a county-owned parcel acquired in 1981 for road protection. The existing ingress/egress easement did not allow utilities; the county proposed a limited right-of-way easement to permit an underground power line from the PUD to the parcel. Staff asked the board to sign the easement documents. - Quitclaim deed to 3 Rivers Regional Wastewater Authority: staff said a parcel at 125 Industrial Way was still titled to Cowlitz County although 3 Rivers had been operating and paying costs for the pump station for years. Staff asked the board to quitclaim the parcel to the 3 Rivers Regional Wastewater Authority to clear title.
Discussion vs. decision: both items were described as technical cleanups and staff asked the board for signature authority; commissioners asked clarifying questions and indicated they would sign the documents.
Next steps: the county will execute the easement with the utility and prepare the quitclaim deed for signature.
