Tuesday Public Meeting - 11.10.2026

At the Cowlitz County Commissioners’ public meeting on November 10, 2026, commissioners approved the consent agenda, which included calls for bids for rental equipment, sign materials, and culvert pipe, with bids scheduled to be opened November 30 at 1:30 p.m. The agenda also included a change order for North Cascades Excavating’s Dyke Road project: additional roadway material increased the contract by $193,135.98, to $3,843,876.34. The county approved a bond in lieu of retainage, certified the 2027 budget for Consolidated Drainage Improvement District No. 1, and approved vouchers totaling $3,015,496.72. Commissioners separately approved Supplemental Agreement No. 2 with PBS Engineering and Environmental for unmanned aerial vehicle surveying services; the consultant is used to survey landfill topography and track material volumes, though the extension term was unclear in the transcript.

Commissioners discussed the county’s animal-control kennel project, including approximately $250,000 in designated capital costs, less than $20,000 in expenses so far this year, and a proposed $35,000 budget for next year. They contrasted this with prior Humane Society costs and said the county remains open to working with the Humane Society, which responded to an RFQ. The later workshop with Great Rivers Behavioral Health focused on regional crisis services, 988 operations, provider coordination, and oversight of Medicaid-funded services; no new procurement award or county spending action was identified in that discussion. Great Rivers reported managing a biennial budget of approximately $48 million, primarily from state and Medicaid sources.