Cowlitz County Commissioners 's livestream

Cowlitz County Board of County Commissioners’ regular meeting, dated November 4, 2026 in the livestream metadata (the proceedings refer to a Tuesday election day). Commissioners approved the consent agenda, which included a $200,000 flood-mitigation grant agreement for a geomorphic assessment of the Lower Toutle and Lower Cowlitz Rivers; a contract with Rust Construction for the Shadow Mountain Water System project for approximately $886,004.35; and a $495,615 contract with Gradeworks Excavating LLC for the Westside Highway Slide Repair Project. The agenda also included one-year extensions of on-call property appraisal agreements, a Longview interlocal agreement for a 2026 Justice Assistance Grant supporting the city’s school resource officer program ($10,003.47), and vouchers totaling $4,277,000.68. Commissioners clarified that appraisal services are billed as needed and subject to contract limits.

Commissioners also approved a resolution establishing the Coal Creek Culverts County Road project. The county engineer described plans to slip-line two aging culverts, a method intended to reduce project costs, traffic disruption, and environmental disturbance; no project cost was stated. Public comments raised requests for Army Corps of Engineers updates on the Cowlitz River sediment and spillway work, and for a more formal agenda for an upcoming Department of Ecology meeting. No related spending decision was made on those requests.