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Commissioners set May 12 hearing on allowing electric-thrust vessels on several Lewis County lakes
Summary
The board scheduled a May 12 hearing on proposed ordinance 13-76 to allow motorized electric-thrust vessels on Carlisle Lake, Packwood Lake and South County Park Pond; the clerk noted the allowance applies only with a Forest Service special-use permit where required.
The Lewis County Board of Commissioners set a public hearing for May 12 at or after 10 a.m. on proposed ordinance 13-76, which would allow motorized electric vessels on certain county lakes.
Rita Lester, clerk of the board, described the notice of hearing and listed the lakes specifically referenced in the draft ordinance: Carlisle Lake (Onalaska), Packwood Lake (Packwood) and the South County Park Pond (Toledo). A county speaker clarified that the allowance is for electric thrust and that operation on some lakes requires a special-use permit from the U.S. Forest Service.
The board approved the notice of hearing as part of its notice-items vote and recorded the motion carried 3-0. The Hearing is scheduled for May 12 at or after 10 a.m.; the clerk said written public comment already submitted is included in the meeting packet.
