1. Notice of hearings regarding the Lewis County budget and levies for 2025. The hearings will take place in the Commissioners' Hearing Room at or after 10 a.m. Dec. 2, 2024. The public also is invited to an informational budget meeting, during which staff w

    Please see the attached notice.


    Commissioners - Nov. 7, 2024, 12:36 p.m.

  2. Notice of Public Hearing to consider Ordinance 1363 to amend Chapter 1.20, General Penalty and Fines, Civil Penalty and Notices of Violation, of the Lewis County Code. The hearing will take place in the Commissioners' Hearing Room at or after 10 a.m. May

    Please see the attached notice.


    Commissioners - April 24, 2025, 11:45 a.m.

  3. *2021 Budget Meetings

    Update: Power has been restored (thank you to the Lewis County PUD for its quick response). The Historic Courthouse has reopened to the public, and the afternoon sessions of the 2021 Budget Meeting will take place as planned, beginning at 1 p.mPlease see attached agenda.


    Commissioners - Oct. 16, 2020, 3:23 p.m.

  4. Request for Qualifications for Inmate Telephone System

    The current inmate telephone contract expires soon and Jail Administration is looking at qualifications to update the current system to ensure the most efficient and effective inmate telephone services. Qualifications must be received no later than 4pm on January 9th, 2014. For further details, download the official Request for Qualifications for an Inmate Telephone System FAQ Question: I see under #31 phone cards are purchased through your commissary provider, but we haven’t seen revenue reports stating such, please clarify. Answer: During the current contract, we had the option of purchasing phone cards through the commissary provider or the phone provider. …


    Commissioners - Jan. 3, 2014, 1:40 p.m.

  5. Lewis County Solid Waste Advisory Committee Meeting

    A meeting of the Lewis County Solid Waste Advisory Committee is scheduled for 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in the large conference room of Lewis County Public Services, 2025 NE Kresky Ave., Chehalis. People needing special assistance or accommodations should contact Lewis County Solid Waste, 360-740-1451 or 1-800-749-5980. Read More


    Public Works - Feb. 23, 2017, 4:52 p.m.

  6. BOCC Hearing

    2025-09-23 BOCC Ordinance Amendments2025-09-23 Staff Presentation Public Hearing2025-09-22 Testimony to Date2025-09-07 Staff Presentation Short Term Rentals2025-09-05 Staff Report Short Term Rental Regulations2025-09-02 Notice of Hearing Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update2025-08-27 Staff Presentation Development Regulations2025-08-22 Staff Report Development Regulations2025-08-20 Staff Presentation Comprehensive Plan2025-08-20 Staff Presentation Zoning Designations2025-08-15 Staff Report Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Designations


    Community Development - Aug. 15, 2025, 2:49 p.m.

  7. Lewis County shows off central campus construction progress

    Interim Lewis County Manager Steve Wohld, left, and other county officials take a look inside the new county Community Development, Environmental Health and IT building under construction at 125 NW Chehalis Avenue in Chehalis. CHEHALIS – On a drive through the area just south of downtown Chehalis – along Main Street and Chehalis Avenue – and you see the formation of the new Lewis County central campus.April is National County Government Month, providing an opportunity for Lewis County to highlight effective or innovative county programs and raise awareness of services provided by the county to the community.Lewis County staff took …


    News Room - April 27, 2023, 3:09 p.m.

  8. Lewis County Sheriff’s Corrections staff recognized for their public service

    Lewis County Sheriff’s Corrections Bureau Chief Chris Sweet, center, joins corrections deputies for recognition week lunch on May 11. CHEHALIS –It takes a highly technical skill set and accountability in an ever-changing high-risk environment of legal reforms at a job that many confess is thankless, yet rewarding. It’s Correctional Officer Recognition Week with a spotlight on the often unseen public service provided by the men and women working in the Lewis County Jail.“I enjoy helping people when I can,” said Lewis County Sheriff’s Corrections Deputy Wade Sabin in a conversation at the county jail. “Reducing recidivism is a big thing …


    News Room - May 11, 2023, 4:15 p.m.

  9. Lewis County Solid Waste Advisory Committee Meeting

    A meeting of the Lewis County Solid Waste Advisory Committee is scheduled for 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 1, 2017, in the large conference room of Lewis County Public Services, 2025 NE Kresky Ave., Chehalis. People needing special assistance or accommodations should contact Donna Zuber, Lewis County Solid Waste, 360-740-1451 or 1-800-749-5980. Read More


    Public Works - Jan. 27, 2017, 2:31 p.m.

  10. NOTICE OF ADOPTION

    NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the LEWIS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (BOCC) passed the following Ordinance during a public hearing on January 23, 2017: Ordinance 1271 regulating marijuana activity and lifting a moratorium thereon, repealing chapter 8.60 and amending chapters 5.20, 8.15, 8.40, 8.45, 8.55, and 15.05, and Title 17 of Lewis County Code and amending the Lewis County Annual Fee Schedule. Read the notice here.


    Commissioners - Jan. 26, 2017, 4:05 p.m.