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Residents ask county to fix clogged culvert and to explain housing funding

Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners · December 10, 2025
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Summary

During public comment, residents urged the county to clear a nearly plugged culvert at Old Pacific Highway South to avoid highway flooding and asked for detailed reporting on how $50,000 in county funds were spent by Southwest Washington Housing Opportunities and occupancy details for a West Longview project.

Several members of the public used the meeting’s public‑comment period to press the county on local infrastructure and housing spending.

Robert Portner (Speaker 10) said a four‑foot concrete culvert at Old Pacific Highway South near Fulbright Road (Pin Creek) is “about 75% plugged” and at risk of causing highway flooding; he said he has…

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