1. About Lewis County Solid Waste Utility

    The Lewis County Solid Waste Utility is a division of the Lewis County Department of Public Works. It operates transfer stations in Centralia and Morton, where all garbage collected in Lewis County gets dropped off and consolidated in containers to be hauled to a large landfill in Cowlitz County.LeMay is the hauler that collects curbside garbage as well as refuse from businesses, and brings it to one of the transfer stations. Information about LeMay can be found at this link www.lemayinc.com or by calling 360-736-4769. LeMay also offers curbside recycling services countywide, and curbside organics pickup for most of Lewis …


    Solid Waste - Nov. 20, 2024, 1:02 p.m.

  2. 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.

  3. New Community Development resource is offered to keep citizens informed

    Mindy Brooks, left, Lewis County Community Development Senior Long Range Planner, greets citizen at the Community Development office in Chehalis. CHEHALIS – Lewis County Community Development has a new tool for the public to stay informed about issues such as changes to development regulations, changes to building codes, when burn bans are put in place or lifted, and planning for communities like the Onalaska Subarea Plan.Sign up to receive email notifications, or change your subscription preferences, by clicking the link: https://tinyurl.com/757an56k and entering the required information.Community Development sends approximately four notifications per month. Questions about the new online resource should …


    News Room - Sept. 26, 2023, 9:43 a.m.

  4. Forest Threats

    A new special report by the Oregon Forest Resources Institute emphasizes the important role of scientific forest management in helping protect Oregon’s forests from multiple threats, including fire, insects and disease. The Lewis County Noxious Weed Control Board encourages you to take a look at the report and the video about the impact that invasive plant species have on our forests. The report does an excellent job in describing the impact that noxious weeds have on our forests. The 16-page Forest Threats report explores how human activity has affected forests, such as the negative impacts of invasive species and climate …


    Weed Control - Jan. 21, 2016, 12:37 p.m.

  5. SUP25-0002 - Roamers RV Park – 57 Space RV Park – Special Use Permit

    Public Hearing Documents The Lewis County Hearing Examiner will hold a virtual land use hearing on Monday, November 17, 2025, starting at 9:00 a.m., or immediately thereafter, for the purpose of taking public testimony and rendering a decision concerning a special use permit application (SUP25-0002) from Andrew Royer. This hearing will be by remote virtual hearing only and no in-person public access to the hearing room. This is the only hearing on the agenda docket.The Lewis County Hearing Examiner is providing public access to the land use hearing through alternative means (online and by phone). The hearing room will not …


    Community Development - May 14, 2025, 11:33 a.m.

  6. Building Permit Statistics Now Online

    With the goal of making information more readily available to citizens, Lewis County is proud to announce that statistics related to issued building permits are now accessible online.To view the data, please click here.To see the press release for the announcement, please click here.


    Community Development - Jan. 25, 2019, 3:51 p.m.

  7. Lewis County streamlines permitting for future campgrounds and RV parks

    Carlisle Lake Park in Onalaska. CHEHALIS – The Lewis County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has approved amendments to regulations for RV parks and campgrounds in the county. The most significant change streamlines the process for permitting.No longer is a Binding Site Plan necessary for development of new RV parks or campgrounds. A Special Use Permit (SUP) and a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) review are the only requirements.“This change will significantly reduce the permitting time for RV park developers and for staff reviewing the permits,” said Lewis County Planner Preston Pinkston.“This is a great example of staff proactively looking …


    News Room - Oct. 5, 2023, 3:04 p.m.

  8. Record Sealing

    Per RCW 13.50.260, Please see the attachment below for the requirements of sealing/ destroying Juvenile Records.Record Sealing Flyer Eligibility to have a Juvenile Record Sealed This section only applies to qualified disposition order entered after June 11, 2014 (RCW Title 13.50)Juvenile Offender is at least 18 years of age.Has completed the terms of the Disposition Order (to include paying fines/fees/restitution/and court ordered community service hours).Has completed the terms of the confinement at the Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration or the completion of parole, if the respondent is transferred to the Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration.The crime committed was not:A most serious offense as defined …


    Juvenile Court - Feb. 12, 2016, 2:33 p.m.

  9. Lewis County citizens with disabilities to benefit from new outreach project

    Lewis County Public Health and Social Services Developmental Disabilities Coordinator Sara Sons. CHEHALIS – The Lewis County Developmental Disabilities Advisory Committee (DDAC) is looking for your input in an effort to plan outreach and coordination of services for residents with developmental disabilities and their families.To set the community's priorities for what services local citizens need, the Lewis County Public Health and Social Services Developmental Disabilities office encourages families, caregivers, service providers and interested community members to participate in an online survey. The survey results will be used by the DDAC to make suggestions about current and future programs in Lewis …


    News Room - May 17, 2023, 4:13 p.m.

  10. Transfer Stations: Rates & Accepted Materials

    Municipal Solid Waste (garbage): $120 per ton ($20.00 minimum for 340 pounds or less). A 3.6 percent refuse tax is added to each transaction. The fees are rounded using standard rounding rules. Municipal solid waste/garbage includes all household trash, business waste, mattresses, couches, furniture, noxious weeds, construction/demolition debris, etc. Loads of garbage cannot include ammunition, hazardous waste or liquid waste.Stumps/Trees/Branches: $100.00 per ton ($15.00 minimum for 300 pounds or less). The fees are rounded using standard rounding rules.Grass Clippings/Leaves: Lawn clippings, garden spoils, leaves or yard trimmings: $100.00 per ton ($15.00 minimum for 300 pounds or less). The fees are …


    Solid Waste - March 11, 2016, 4:04 p.m.