1. Pre-Bid Questions & Answers Document added to the A & E Professional Services - Design & Engineering of Fish Passable Structures

    There has been a Questions & Answers Document added to the A & E Professional Services - Design & Engineering of Fish Passable Structures Project on the Contract Ads and Calls for Bid page. The bids are due Dec. 11, 2020 by 1:00 pm at the Lewis County Public Works office, (2025 NE Kresky Ave, Chehalis, WA, 98532). Faxed copies will not be accepted. Due to COVID-19 health and safety measures proposals may be submitted in .pdf form instead of hard copies.Access the details and necessary documents, and get on the planholders list here


    Public Works - Dec. 2, 2020, 10:29 a.m.

  2. Household Hazardous Waste Satellite Collection Fall Event: Winlock

    Satellite Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event: Residential customers may drop off their unwanted or left-over oil-based paint, cleaners, lawn, garden, pool chemicals, and other household chemicals from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 8 at the old solid waste Winlock Drop Box, 1105 Winlock-Vader Road, between Winlock and Vader. Please be prepared to leaves your containers at the event. Workers don't have a place to empty them, and return them to customers at satellite events. Limits for these events are 10 CFL lights, 5 gallons motor oil, 5 gallons antifreeze, 15 gallons oil-based paint, 5 gallons cooking oil, and no …


    Solid Waste - Feb. 1, 2022, 2:30 p.m.

  3. Household Hazardous Waste Satellite Collection Event: Morton

    Lewis County residents may drop off unwanted household chemicals and fluorescent lights from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at the East Lewis County Transfer Station in Morton as part of the Utility's Household Hazardous Waste Satellite Events. Other recycling opportunities at this event: Styrofoam recycling and E-Cycle Recycling. The event will accept block and food service Styrofoam as long it is clean, empty, dry. Please keep like materials together in a clear plastic bag for drop-off. For E-Cycle items (televisions smaller than 55 inches, CPUs, and monitors) there is a limit of two items per household.


    Solid Waste - Feb. 1, 2022, 1:24 p.m.

  4. Emergency Operations Center

    Current EOC Activation Level Level 3: Normal Operations EOC Activation Level Definitions Level 3: Normal OperationsEmergency Management is actively monitoring for alerts, watches, and warnings. No immediate threat exists, and daily operations continue as normal.Level 2: Partial ActivationAn incident or event has occurred—or is likely to occur—that may significantly impact the community. Emergency Management is coordinating resources, and there is potential for the situation to escalate.Level 1: Full ActivationA major emergency or disaster is underway or imminent, possibly involving multiple jurisdictions. Extended operations and 24/7 staffing may be required. Local jurisdictions may issue or have issued emergency or disaster declarations.


    Emergency Management - March 13, 2020, 9:09 a.m.

  5. Glass

    There are four drop-off locations to recycle glass bottles and jars in Lewis County. Here are the rules:Glass bottles and jars onlyGlass bottles and jars may be mixed by colors. They do not need to be separated.Please empty, clean, and dry containers--Labels are OKThrow away lidsNo window glass, automotive glass, ceramics, drinking glasses or mirrorsHere are the locations:Forest Grange3397 Jackson HighwayChehalis, WA 98532Pe Ell Utility Shop1101 N. First St.Pe Ell, WA 98572Lewis County CentralSolid Waste Transfer Station1411 S. Tower Ave.Centralia, WA 98531East Lewis CountyTransfer Station6745 U.S. Hwy 12Morton, WA 98356


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

  6. County Weed List Hearing

    NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held to adopt rules and regulations for the Lewis County Noxious Weed Control Board and to adopt the 2013 Lewis County Noxious Weed list. The hearing will be held February 12, 2013 at 4:00 PM in the Lewis County Courthouse, meeting room #003 at 351 NW North St, Chehalis, WA. Any person may appear and be heard either for or against the adoption of the proposed 2013 County Weed List. An open public meeting will precede and follow the public hearing. Contact the Lewis County Noxious Weed Control Board at 360 …


    Weed Control - Jan. 11, 2013, 8:19 a.m.

  7. Giant Asian Hornet *Get the Scoop*

    Surely you've seen the headlines and heard all the hype about the newest pest invading Washington State.If you want to learn more about Asian giant hornet - a new invasive species recently discovered in Washington State in late 2019 - then this video is for you! Grab a snack, settle in, and listen as entomologist Chris Looney walks you through the history and biology of Asian giant hornet. Learn how it was discovered, what the potential impacts are, and what's being done to stop it.Much thanks to Washington Invasive Species Council for making this video available to the public!


    Weed Control - March 12, 2020, 2:56 p.m.

  8. Dangerous Animal Designation Hearing - DAD 22-05 and DAD 22-06

    Dangerous Animal Designation Hearing - DAD 22-05 and DAD 22-06


    Environmental Health - July 12, 2022, 2:01 p.m.

  9. Inter-Local with the Cities and Ports of Centralia and Chehalis

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    Commissioners - July 19, 2010, 8:24 a.m.

  10. Lewis County extends search for night-by-night shelter provider

    CHEHALIS – The Lewis County Board of County Commissioners has granted a two-week extension for submissions to a Request for Proposals (RFP) related to a future shelter program. The RFP, which seeks a provider to collaboratively design a permanent night-by-night shelter program with county staff, technical consultants, and citizen advisory committee members, now allows proposals to be submitted until 4 p.m. April 11, 2023. The purpose of the extension is to encourage full and fair competition amongst applicants in the interests of obtaining the highest quality responses.“This is something we need to do right,” Lewis County Commission Chair Sean Swope …


    News Room - March 29, 2023, 2:19 p.m.