# Workshop & Regular Council Meeting 8/19/26

The City of Cosmopolis held a workshop and regular council meeting on August 19, 2026. The workshop focused on the city’s first stormwater comprehensive plan, developed with state grant funding through the Office of Chehalis Basin. The plan identifies Mill Creek tide gates, culvert crossings, and downtown flooding as priorities, with preliminary costs totaling about $27 million over ten years (escalated to 2038). The council approved the final plan. The presenter recommended continued pursuit of grants and loans, an asset-management plan, and consideration of future rate changes; no stormwater rate increase was adopted. A tide-gate study grant application was pending, with study work potentially beginning in 2027 if awarded.

The council approved a resolution increasing the EMS fee, with staff stating the rate difference was $39.62 per month per customer across 751 accounts—nearly $30,000 monthly. It also approved a 2026 budget amendment that included $192,115 for museum capital improvements funded by insurance proceeds and an additional $273,000 in sewer-fund intergovernmental services. The council authorized the sale of city property at 1312 First Street to David Malik for $76,000. Separately, the city administrator reported that the EPA planned a taxpayer-funded, time-critical removal of bulk chemicals from the former mill site over an estimated three to five months; officials reported 700,000–750,000 gallons of chemicals confirmed so far. A proposed lease of police-building office space at $2,500–$3,000 per month was discussed, but no lease approval was recorded.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Environment
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** August 19, 2026

### Sources
- [Workshop & Regular Council Meeting 8/19/26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76vmqAclfzU) - City of Cosmopolis