1. Documents & Forms

    Excise Tax Instructions Instructions for REET AffidavitInstructions for Processing Deeds in Lewis CountyBelow is a link to the Washington State Bar Association website where you may obtain blank legal forms for property transfers:Blank Legal FormsDisclaimer: The Treasurer's office cannot advise you on which document to use or how to fill it out, please consult an attorney if you have questions regarding these forms. Excise Tax Forms Note: Although acceptable in Lewis County, the following excise tax forms may not be accepted in all counties. Please check with your county before completing these forms. Please print and complete four copies of …


    Treasurer - Jan. 7, 2016, 11:39 a.m.


  2. NOAA Weather Radio

    Lewis County Emergency Management strongly recommends all citizens have a weather radio as part of their emergency preparedness kit. Weather radios are equipped with a special alarm tone feature that can sound an alert and give you immediate information about a life-threatening situation. During an emergency, the National Weather Service forecasters will interrupt routine weather radio programming and send out the special tone that activates weather radios in the listening area. The hearing and visually impaired also can get these warnings by connecting weather radios with alarm tones to other kinds of attention-getting devices like strobe lights, pagers, bed-shakers, personal …


    Emergency Management - May 24, 2011, 2:43 p.m.


  3. Community Glass Recycling Boxes

    ***Glass is not recycled in the curbside commingled recycling program in Lewis County, because broken glass can injure recycling workers, damage recycling sorting facilities and contaminate the entire load of recyclable items.***Glass Bottles & Jars can be recycled at the following locations:These containers accept glass bottles and jars without lids, colors can be mixed together. Containers must be empty, clean, and dry.No window glass, automotive glass, ceramics, drinking glasses, or mirror glass can be included in these containers! Forest Grange3397 Jackson HighwayChehalis, WA 98532 Pe Ell Utility Shop1101 N. First St.Pe Ell, WA 98572 Lewis County CentralSolid Waste Transfer Station1411 …


    Solid Waste - Dec. 17, 2020, 4:08 p.m.


  4. Mircrowaves

    A broken or unwanted microwave can be discarded in your curbside garbage container if it will fit:Curbside garbage service is available to all residents in Lewis County. Please call LeMay, the curbside recycling service provider at 360-736-4769, if you have questions about this program, or if you would like to subscribe to it.Drop off for free at the Lewis County transfer station in Centralia, 1411 S. Tower Ave.You must first remove the round, glass turntable and throw it away with your garbage. When the turntable is out, you can recycle the microwave in the Scrap Metal Recycling container in the …


    Solid Waste - Dec. 2, 2024, 4:42 p.m.


  5. Community Recycle Event in Pe Ell offers free drop off

    Community Recycle Event, Pe Ell Town Hall, 111 Main St., Pe Ell, WA 98572This event is on a first-come, first-served basis for residential customers. When containers are full for a certain recyclable item, they will be closed, and that those items will no longer be accepted.Household Hazardous WasteCleaners, pool chemicals, lawn chemicals, etc.Fluorescent lights/compact fluorescent lights, up to 10 per householdEvent will also collect the following for recycling:Televisions (under 42 inches), computer monitors, CPUs, laptops (two per household for electronic items)Clean yard waste*From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.* Sensitive Document Shredding (customers may bring up to three bags or boxes …


    Solid Waste - April 8, 2025, 1:17 p.m.


  6. Salary Commission

    Meeting Schedule & Links to Available Agenda(s) & Minutes 2025 MeetingsAugust 18, 2025Special Meeting Notice / AgendaJuly 14, 2025Special Meeting Notice / AgendaJune 9, 2025Special Meeting Notice / AgendaMinutesMay 5, 2025Special Meeting Notice / AgendaMinutesApril 14, 2025Special Meeting Notice / AgendaOverviewMinutes2023 MeetingsApril 6, 2023Special Meeting NoticeAgendaLetter to Auditor's OfficeMarch 23, 2023Special Meeting NoticeAgendaMinutes2022 MeetingsJune 7, 2022Special Meeting NoticeAgendaMinutesMay 5, 2022Special Meeting NoticeAgendaMinutesMarch 24, 2022Special Meeting NoticeAgendaMinutesFebruary 17, 2022 - CANCELEDSpecial Meeting NoticeAgendaJanuary 18, 2022Special Meeting NoticeAgendaMinutesJanuary 6, 2022 (CANCELED)Special Meeting NoticeAgenda 2021 MeetingsNovember 9, 2021-CANCELEDSpecial Meeting Notice (CANCELED)October 5, 2021AgendaSpecial Meeting NoticeMinutes2020 MeetingsAugust 4, 2020AgendaMinutesFinal ReportJuly 7, 2020AgendaMinutesMarch 3, 2020AgendaMinutesFebruary …


    Commissioners - Jan. 6, 2020, 3:13 p.m.


  7. Poison Hemlock

    Conium maculatum Poison Hemlock - Very tall biennial that can grow up to around 12 feet in height. Stems will have purple splotches that help with identification.Leaves: Leaves are fern-like, toothed and finely divided. Look very similar to wild carrot leaves.Flowers: Flowers bloom from April-August. Flowers are small, white, and occur in 4–8-inch umbrella-shaped clusters.Habitat: Plant is highly adaptive, but prefers rich, moist soil.Weed Classification: B SelectWhy is it a Noxious Weed?The entire plant is toxic to animals and humans. Contains poisonous alkaloids, such as coniine. Poison Hemlock can spread quickly and infest large areas.Poison Hemlock should not be burned, …


    Weed Control - Sept. 29, 2022, 9:48 a.m.


  8. Curlyleaf Pondweed

    Potamogeton crispus Curlyleaf pondweed - The entire plant stays underwater, except for the flower stalk, and usually only grows in the spring before dying off in the late summer.Leaves: Leaves are alternate along the stem, submerged, and oblong in shape. They are also stiff with distinctly wavy edges and fine teeth.Flowers: Flowers bloom from June-August. Flowers are very small and have 4 petal-like lobes.Habitat: Grows in shallow or deep water that can either be still or flowing and tolerates disturbances.Weed Classification: C SelectWhy is it a Noxious Weed?This plant can form dense colonies on the surface that interfere with aquatic …


    Weed Control - Oct. 5, 2022, 4:38 p.m.


  9. Eggleaf Spurge

    Euphorbia oblongata Eggleaf Spurge - Upright perennial growing about 3 feet tall. Has a woody, branched taproot. Plant stems covered in fine white hairs.Leaves: Alternate and hairless leaves that are oblong and finely toothed. Prominent midvein is visible.Flowers: Flowers bloom from May-July. Clustered flowers with a few male flowers and one female flower. Clusters have yellow bracts (scales) at their base followed by a whorl of yellowish green leaves.Habitat: Typically found in damp meadows, streambanks, shadow woodlands, dry hillsides, roadsides, and waste areas.Weed Classification: AWhy is it a Noxious Weed?Originally introduced as a garden ornamental. This plant is invasive and …


    Weed Control - Sept. 29, 2022, 10:46 a.m.


  10. Himalayan Knotweed

    Persicaria wallichii Himalayan Knotweed - A clumping perennial with hollow stems and creeping rhizomes. It grows about 6 feet in height.Leaves: Leaf shape is elongated compared to other knotweeds and are around 5-12 inches in length. They are leathery and alternate along the stem.Flowers: Flowers bloom from July-October. Whiteish pink flowers that are fragrant grow at the tips of branches.Habitat: Grows in disturbed, moist sites like roadsides, riparian, and wetland areas.Weed Classification: B DesignateWhy is it a Noxious Weed?This plant vigorously grows into dense stands that overtake native vegetation and alter ecosystems. It can survive severe floods and spread plant …


    Weed Control - Oct. 5, 2022, 4:16 p.m.