1. Open Space Act

    RCW 84.34Land owners who wish current use assessment for property tax purposes on lands eligible for classification under the Open Space program, must submit an application to the Lewis County Assessor's Office by December 31st. Applications taken in the calendar year prior to December 31st are inspected in the next year and either approved or denied. If the application is approved, it is taxed in the subsequent year. It takes two years after application for it to affect your taxes.Provided that acreage is being used as originally intended, valuation of land for tax purposes under the Open Space Act is …


    Assessor - Dec. 11, 2015, 9:57 a.m.

  2. Communications Center

    ABOUT LEWIS COUNTY 911 COMMUNICATIONSLewis County 911 Communications has provided single source call taking and dispatching services to the citizens and first responders of Lewis County since the mid-1980s. Since that time, there has been evolutionary changes in the level of service, organization structure, and governance of the program.Lewis County 911 Communications provides three essential services for Lewis County. As the Primary Service Answering Point (PSAP), they receive and record all 911 emergency calls. The second essential function is dispatching the appropriate response agencies to each emergency. The Third essential function, Lewis County 911 Communications operates and manages the vast …


    911 Communications - Dec. 6, 2013, 11:02 a.m.

  3. About the Sheriff

    MESSAGE FROM THE SHERIFF: As your Sheriff, I am proud to serve the citizens of Lewis County. The Sheriff’s Office continues to seek out opportunities and ways to make Lewis County a great place to live, work, and send our kids to school. The Sheriff’s Office supports the Sheriffs' Mentoring Students Program, a way for our employees to interact within our local schools and to provide an example of a positive role model. We proactively seek out those individuals who wish to commit crime in Lewis County with the implementation of the Sheriff’s Enforcement Team. The Sheriff’s Office motto Public …


    Sheriff - Jan. 27, 2015, 8:49 a.m.

  4. Vector Control

    Vector control is any method to reduce or eradicate the carriers of pathogens (e.g. virus or parasite), of which animals are the carriers. Pathogen carriers include mammals, birds or arthropods, mosquitoes, and other insects. For more information, call Bill Teitzel at 360-740-1261.For all animal bites or exposures from an animal to a person, we recommend seeking medical attention and then filling out the Lewis County Animal Bite/Exposure Report and submitting to our office.If you have questions regarding an encounter with a bat or what to do if you find a bat please click on the link for Bat Exposure FAQ's.Public …


    Code Compliance - June 8, 2022, 8:43 a.m.

  5. Road Maintenance

    The Lewis County Road Maintenance Division is responsible for providing cost effective and safe travel over the 1,053 miles of county roadway. To accomplish this, the division has five Road Maintenance area shops, a vegetation & guardrail program, and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement. Each maintenance area has an appropriate number of personnel and equipment assigned to handle the routine road maintenance, repairs, and storm response duties and responsibilities in their area. It is a continuous process maintaining and improving the existing county-wide transportation system.To send a Road Maintenance Service Request or to report road damage, you may contact the department at …


    Public Works - Jan. 19, 2012, 11:18 a.m.

  6. 2012 SALES FOR 2013 ASSESSMENTS, 2014 TAX YEAR

    The following page(s) list sales in Lewis County for the calendar year of 2012. Sales from 2012 were the primary market data used in setting values for Assessment Year 2013 for Taxes payable in 2014. The assessment/lien date for Assessment Year 2013 is 1/1/2013. This means your assessed value for assessment year 2013 should reflect 100% of the market value of your property as of 1/1/2013. Citizens using this information should perform their own research to verify that each transaction is “arm’s length.” An arm’s length transaction is defined as “A transaction between unrelated parties under no duress.” (Appraisal Institute, …


    Assessor - Oct. 15, 2014, 10:55 a.m.

  7. 2011 SALES FOR 2012 ASSESSMENTS, 2013 TAX YEAR

    2011 SALES REPORTED BY MARKET AREAThe following page(s) list sales in Lewis County for the calendar year of 2011. Sales from 2011 were the primary market data used in setting values for Assessment Year 2012 for Taxes payable in 2013. The assessment/lien date for Assessment Year 2012 is 1/1/2012. This means your assessed value for assessment year 2012 should reflect 100% of the market value of your property as of 1/1/2012.Citizens using this information should perform their own research to verify that each transaction is “arm’s length.” An arm’s length transaction is defined as “A transaction between unrelated parties under …


    Assessor - May 8, 2014, 2:24 p.m.

  8. 2016 SALES FOR 2017 ASSESSMENTS, 2018 TAX YEAR

    The following page(s) list sales in Lewis County for the calendar year of 2016. Sales from 2016 were the primary market data used in setting values for Assessment Year 2017 for Taxes payable in 2018. The assessment/lien date for Assessment Year 2017 is 1/1/2017. This means your assessed value for assessment year 2017 should reflect 100% of the market value of your property as of 1/1/2017. Citizens using this information should perform their own research to verify that each transaction is “arm’s length.” An arm’s length transaction is defined as “A transaction between unrelated parties under no duress.” (Appraisal Institute, …


    Assessor - Oct. 26, 2017, 3:16 p.m.

  9. 2015 SALES FOR 2016 ASSESSMENTS, 2017 TAX YEAR

    The following page(s) list sales in Lewis County for the calendar year of 2015. Sales from 2015 were the primary market data used in setting values for Assessment Year 2016 for Taxes payable in 2017. The assessment/lien date for Assessment Year 2016 is 1/1/2016. This means your assessed value for assessment year 2016 should reflect 100% of the market value of your property as of 1/1/2016. Citizens using this information should perform their own research to verify that each transaction is “arm’s length.” An arm’s length transaction is defined as “A transaction between unrelated parties under no duress.” (Appraisal Institute, …


    Assessor - April 13, 2017, 4:28 p.m.

  10. 2013 SALES FOR 2014 ASSESSMENTS, 2015 TAX YEAR

    The following page(s) list sales in Lewis County for the calendar year of 2013. Sales from 2013 were the primary market data used in setting values for Assessment Year 2014 for Taxes payable in 2015. The assessment/lien date for Assessment Year 2014 is 1/1/2014. This means your assessed value for assessment year 2014 should reflect 100% of the market value of your property as of 1/1/2014. Citizens using this information should perform their own research to verify that each transaction is “arm’s length.” An arm’s length transaction is defined as “A transaction between unrelated parties under no duress.” (Appraisal Institute, …


    Assessor - April 13, 2017, 4:25 p.m.