1. Lewis County Fire Marshal issues outdoor burning restrictions

    CHEHALIS – The Lewis County Fire Marshal has announced burn restrictions on outdoor burning for unincorporated lands in the county, beginning at 12:00 a.m. Friday, June 9.Lewis County is experiencing unseasonably dry conditions and an unusual amount of runaway burn piles.“After careful review of the current and extended weather forecast, the Lewis County Commissioners, Community Development Director and Fire Marshal have determined that current weather conditions within Lewis County have created substantial fire danger,” said Lewis County Fire Marshal Doyle Sanford.Recreational campfires in designated campgrounds and on private lands are still allowed if:The campfire is no greater than 3 feet …


    News Room - June 8, 2023, 2:20 p.m.


  2. CERT

    What is a Community Emergency Response Team? The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) program that educates residents about disaster preparedness for the hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. CERT members are trained to safely respond to an emergency on the family, neighborhood and community level, and can provide assistance when first responders are unavailable. CERT members also are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in …


    Emergency Management - May 7, 2024, 2:42 p.m.


  3. Lewis County offers an online building inspection request process

    Lewis County Building Official and Fire Marshal Doyle Sanford in his office in Chehalis. CHEHALIS – Lewis County and many of its cities are experiencing boom time construction growth. Lewis County Lead Permit Technician Bradley Clark reports 7,672 construction inspections were completed in the county in 2022 and an average 669 inspections have been performed each month so far this year.The Lewis County Community Development Department continues to adopt ways to better serve the public, with the use of an online building inspection request platform which you can access by clicking the link: https://tinyurl.com/3j7yayr6Contractors and home owners who submit an …


    News Room - June 13, 2023, 4:13 p.m.


  4. Addendum #2 - REBID of Lewis County Water District #1 Phase 2 Water System Improvement Project

    Addendum 2 has been added to the Water District No.1 Phase 2 Water System Improvement project on October 26th. The bids are now due on Nov 9th, 2009. Lewis County Public Works has announced a project for bidding on October 5th: A Rebid of the Lewis County Water District No.1 Phase 2 Water System Improvement Project. This is a REBID project that has been reposted with all new documents. If you are interested in this project please visit the reposted project to download new documents and get on the new planholders list using the link below. Access the details and …


    Public Works - Dec. 15, 2009, 9:57 a.m.


  5. Comp. Plan Open House - Randle Fire Station

    Lewis County Community Development will host open house events throughout the county on Lewis County 2045. The purpose of the open house events is to hear from the public on the draft goals and policies related to land use, economic development, transportation, public safety and other important topics. The meetings will be held at:Adna Grange: 123 Diekman Rd, Chehalis, 3:00pm-5:00pmMineral Lions Club: 108 E Front St, Mineral, 3:00pm-5:00pmRandle Fire Station: 9978 US Highway 12, Randle, 12:00pm-2:00pm The materials will be posted on the webpage https://tinyurl.com/2m9j2cyr before the first event. To receive updates about the Lewis County 2045 project, please subscribe …


    Community Development - Aug. 23, 2024, 10:44 a.m.


  6. Publishing of Lewis County's On-Call Consultant Roster and appoint the Public Works Director as approving authority

    Please see the attached


    Commissioners - April 7, 2021, 4:42 p.m.


  7. Addendum #1 to Call for Bids: REBID of Lewis County Water District No.1 Phase 2 Water System Improvement Project

    Addendum 1 has been added to the Water District No.1 Phase 2 Water System Improvement project on October 8th. The bids are now due on Nov 9th, 2009 Lewis County Public Works has announced a project for bidding on October 5th: A Rebid of the Lewis County Water District No.1 Phase 2 Water System Improvement Project. This is a REBID project that has been reposted with all new documents. If you are interested in this project please visit the reposted project to download new documents and get on the new planholders list using the link below. Access the details and …


    Public Works - Oct. 27, 2009, 9:46 a.m.


  8. Deadline to register for Take A Bite Out of Waste Workshop

    Take A Bite Out of Waste Workshop: Lewis County residents and businesses disposed of 95,372 tons of waste in 2021. This amount equals the weight of 477 Blue Whales (35 more than the previous year)! Find out how you can help that number be smaller in 2022:Learn how to reduce the amount of food you throw away.Find out how to Recycle Right!Discover simple steps to practice waste reduction and reuse every day.Please pre-register for this event as space is limited due to social distancing and COVID protocols. The class will also be offered via Zoom. Once you register, you will …


    Solid Waste - Feb. 1, 2022, 3:33 p.m.


  9. CANCELED *2021 Legislative Roundtable

    Please note that in-person attendance is limited to our area lawmakers, mayors and county commissioners.Please see the attached agenda.Please click here to view the flyer, which includes the following links for virtual attendance:Via Facebook: Search for “Lewis County Commissioners” or go to https://www.facebook.com/LewisCountyCommissioners/Via YouTube: Search for “LewisCountyWa” or go to https://www.youtube.com/user/LewisCountyWa/featured


    Commissioners - Aug. 16, 2021, 11:32 a.m.


  10. Publishing of Lewis County's On-Call Consultant Roster and appoint the Public Works Director as approving authority for category changes.

    Please see attached.


    Commissioners - Jan. 31, 2018, 8:59 a.m.