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BOCC approves July minutes and the day’s consent agenda
Summary
The Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners accepted the minutes of July and approved the consent agenda, which included hearings, contracts and routine vouchers; the transcript does not record a detailed roll call or named vote tallies.
During the Tuesday session the Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners voted to approve the minutes of their July meeting and to accept the day’s consent agenda.
The consent agenda items described in the meeting included two public‑hearing notices (an amendment to Cowlitz County Code Chapter 1104 addressing traffic signage and fines, and a comprehensive plan map amendment affecting roughly 51.5 acres near Kildeer Road outside Castle Rock), a materials purchase (pipe for landfill work), a guardrail contract award to Durden Aggregate Inc. for a countywide guardrail project, a right‑of‑way easement with a public utility district for Fairgrounds gateway work, an equipment purchase for desktop and ruggedized laptops, and routine vouchers. Specific dollar amounts and detailed vote tallies were not consistently stated in the public transcript and are recorded below as “not specified” when the meeting text did not provide clear figures.
The transcript records the motions and unanimous “Aye” responses but does not provide a roll‑call list of voters or a detailed numeric tally in the public transcript.
Items listed on the consent agenda (as discussed in the meeting): - Public hearing to amend Cowlitz County Code Chapter 1104 (traffic signage/fines) — hearing set for 08/12/2025 at 9:45 a.m. - Public hearing on comprehensive plan map amendment (approximately 51.5 acres, Kildeer Road, Castle Rock) — hearing set for 08/12/2025 at 10:00 a.m. - One‑time purchase of high‑density pipe for landfill use — linear footage reported (7,300 linear feet) but purchase pricing not specified in transcript. - Contract award to Durden Aggregate Inc. for 2025 countywide guardrail project — total amount not specified in the transcript. - Right‑of‑way easement with public utility district for Fairgrounds gateway project — described as required to move a power pole to relocate a fairgrounds entrance. - Equipment purchase (Dell) for desktops, laptops and 50 ruggedized laptops to support the Sheriff’s Department — purchase cost not specified in the transcript. - Drainage Improvement District No. 1 voucher (May 2025) — $1,330.51 (reported in transcript). - County regular vouchers — total reported in the transcript in garbled form; amount not specified here.
Commissioners moved, seconded and voiced “Aye” for both motions as recorded in the transcript; the clerk’s minutes should be consulted for official roll call and numeric tallies.
