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Commissioners decline Port of Kalama request to vacate short stretch of Todaf Road after residents object

Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners · April 8, 2026
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Summary

Cowlitz County commissioners voted to decline a Port of Kalama request to vacate about 120–152 feet of Todaf Road near the Columbia River after residents raised safety, access and dust concerns during a public hearing.

The Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners voted to decline a Port of Kalama proposal to vacate a small portion of Todaf Road that reaches the Columbia River after a contentious public hearing and resident testimony.

Anna Lunde, Cowlitz County public works right-of-way agent, introduced the request as a proposed vacation of roughly 152 feet of the right-of-way adjacent to 220 Todaf Road and the river. Eric Yacovich, a Port of Kalama representative, told commissioners the port purchased the adjacent property and said the parcel “appears unused” for decades, citing RCW 36.87.130 as the authority that…

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