1. Application for 2026 lodging tax funding

    >>>>> APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 4 P.M. TUESDAY, SEPT. 30, 2025The Lewis County Board of County Commissioners is accepting – on behalf of the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) – applications for the use of lodging tax funds for the 2026 budget year from nonprofits and governmental organizations whose programs or activities promote tourism in the unincorporated areas of Lewis County."Tourism promotion," as defined in RCW 67.28.080, means activities, operations and expenditures designed to increase tourism, including but not limited to advertising, publicizing or otherwise distributing information for the purpose of attracting and welcoming tourists; developing strategies to expand tourism; operating …


    Commissioners - Sept. 3, 2024, 11:51 a.m.

  2. Notice of hearing regarding Ordinance 1356, which would add Courthouse Facilitator Program (Chapter 9.40) to Lewis County Code to codify the establishment of the program and the collection of surcharges, license fees and user fees to defray the cost of th

    Please see the attached notice of hearing.


    Commissioners - July 15, 2024, 2:53 p.m.

  3. Text to 9-1-1

    Making voice contact with 911 directly is the easiest and most reliable way to get help in an emergency or to report a crime in progress. If you can call 911 for help, please do, but for those times when you can’t call, there is now ‘Text-to-9-1-1'.Texting 911 improves Telecommunication Officers' ability to communicate with: Citizens who are unable to call 911 because doing so may expose them to further danger.Citizens who are hearing or speech impaired.Citizens who cannot speak due to a medical emergency.Citizens who are in an area with limited or poor cellular coverage.How to text 9-1-1 in …


    911 Communications - Sept. 14, 2020, 12:30 p.m.

  4. Notice of hearing regarding Ordinance 1351, which would add Chapter 9.30 Lewis County Code to establish a process by which the county can deny an individual access to county parks and make violation of such an exclusion notice a misdemeanor. The hearing w

    Please see the attached notice.


    Commissioners - Nov. 7, 2023, 4:26 p.m.

  5. Transportation Improvement

    Transportation Improvement ProgramThe Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) represents the county's transportation priorities for a six-year time period and identifies road and bridge construction, and other transportation improvement projects throughout the unincorporated county. The Annual Construction Program (ACP) represents the first year of the program. Pursuant to Washington law and administrative code (RCW 36.81.121 & WAC 136-15-150), every year Public Works prepares a TIP and ACP for adoption by the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners after a public hearing thereon. Once adopted, road and bridges targeted for improvement may require new vertical and horizontal alignment, resurfacing, additional right of way, …


    Public Works - March 11, 2009, 11:12 a.m.

  6. Fire Marshal issues a total burn ban on unincorporated Lewis County

    CHEHALIS – Burn restrictions have been expanded for all of unincorporated Lewis County, effective immediately.Lewis County Fire Marshal Doyle Sanford said the expanded burn ban prohibits all outdoor burning, which includes recreational fires. Until modified by the Lewis County Commissioners or the Lewis County Fire Marshal, only liquid gas or propane camp stoves that do not use solid briquettes and have on/off controls are permitted. This decision was made due to the continued, and in some parts of unincorporated Lewis County, worsening dry season conditions.The Lewis County Fire Marshal, in coordination with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) …


    News Room - Aug. 14, 2023, 5:06 p.m.

  7. Approve a franchise to Toledo Telephone Co. Inc.

    Please see the attached


    Commissioners - Jan. 14, 2022, 11:08 a.m.

  8. Notice of Public Hearing, Land Classification

    NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to RCW 17.10. 240 that the Lewis County Noxious Weed Control Board has scheduled a public hearing at the following time and location: Chehalis: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at 4:00 PM in the Lewis County Courthouse, basement level meeting room 003, 351 NW North Street, Chehalis, WA. The purpose of the hearing is to review and gather information to serve as a basis for land classification for consideration prior to levying an assessment against land in Lewis County for the control of noxious weeds. The following land classifications proposed are: 1) …


    Weed Control - Oct. 16, 2017, 11:01 a.m.

  9. ARPA Planning Meeting (11-10-21)

    Zoom codes can be found at the bottom of the agenda at https://lewiscountywa.gov/offices/commissioners/agendas-calendar/.(Agendas generally are posted by close of business Friday for the following week’s meetings. Agendas are always posted at least 24 hours in advance of any meeting.)


    Nov. 2, 2021, 9 a.m.

  10. Contact

    This contact page is for general inquiries and comments. If you are seeking records pursuant to RCW 42.56 Public Records Act, please submit your request to our Public Records Office via the Records Center Portal at https://lewiscountywa.gov/departments/public-records/ Please select the department or office below that you would like to contact. Offices Assessor Auditor Clerk Commissioners Coroner District Court Prosecutor Superior Court Treasurer Departments Airports Budget Community Development Emergency Management Environmental Health Information Technology Juvenile Court Human Resources Public Health Public Records Public Works Risk Management Solid Waste Weed Control For technical support please click here.


    Feb. 22, 2019, 5 p.m.