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Cowlitz County public works details road, stormwater and outreach plans ahead of fee review
Summary
County engineer Susan Eugenis briefed commissioners on upcoming road‑vacation resolutions, updates to utility accommodation policies, a rewritten bridge‑washing permit and new stormwater programs that will require a street‑sweeping regime and likely prompt a rates review before the fall budget.
Susan Eugenis, Cowlitz County engineer, told the Board of Commissioners in an afternoon briefing that public works will bring several near‑term items for board action and is updating policies to reduce recurring conflicts with utility installers.
Eugenis said staff expect two road‑vacation resolutions for Todaf Road and Oswalt Lane and are finalizing a franchise agreement with Comcast. She reviewed four right‑of‑way permit types — notification permits for utility work, utility work permits for pavement cuts, driveway approach permits (which she corrected in the meeting to say there is no fee) and a new no‑cost preapproval permit for private roads intended to avoid costly redesign after building‑planning approvals.
The engineer said the county will modernize its 2001 utility…
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