Lewis County commissioners approve array of notices, contracts and routine resolutions

Lewis County commissioners approved a block of notice items, consent and deliberation resolutions covering a range of routine county business, including road and traffic notices, a county code clarification on appeal standing, contracts for housing and indigent defense services, a state litter cleanup grant, and interlocal agreements for technical rescue services.

Public works director Jeff Soderquist presented a notice of hearing to close Series Hill Road at milepost 0.79 for bridge repairs and a separate notice to study a speed-limit change on Bunker Creek Road; commissioners indicated coordination would include local fire districts and schools. Natalie Kamenicki of Community Development briefed the board on ordinance 1373, which clarifies how members of the public gain standing to appeal hearing examiner decisions and restates governing state standing law within county code.

The board approved a contract to designate Coastal Community Action (coordinated-entry lead under the county's CHG grant program) for homeless intervention services, ratified a $60,000 litter-cleanup grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology to the Solid Waste Utility (no county match), and authorized right-of-way acquisitions for the Wildwood Road bridge scour project funded by FHWA. Commissioners also approved indigent defense contracts for district court counsel (noting the county seeks reimbursement from the state but does not receive full cost recovery for services related to Green Hill students) and confirmed equipment rental (ER&R) rates and an aviation grant match for the South Lewis County Airport automated weather observation system.

All listed resolutions in the block (26-064 through 26-077) were moved, seconded and approved by a 3-0 vote where recorded.