Submitted by Lewis County Board of County Commissioners
Lawmakers on Saturday unanimously approved a new two-year, $6.3 billion capital budget that includes millions for projects within Lewis County. Rep. Peter Abbarno provided the following breakdown of projects approved in the capital budget plan:
- $400,000 for the Lewis County Courthouse
- $36.9 million for replacement and remodel of buildings and improvements at Green Hill School
- $300,000 for the Lewis County Seniors (Centralia) from the Building Communities Grant Fund
- $21,000 for Reliable Enterprises (Centralia) from the Building Communities Grant Fund
- $2.55 million for a hydrogen fueling station in Chehalis
- $3.55 million for the Lewis County PUD for a substation and transmission facility in Winlock
- $14,000 for the Boys and Girls Club of Lewis County (Chehalis) from the Youth Recreational Facilities Grant Program
- $123,000 for the Chehalis-Centralia locomotive repair (Chehalis)
- $129,000 for the Lewis County public safety radio infrastructure in Chehalis
- $824,000 for the Lewis County Youth Services renovation and addition in Chehalis
- $52,000 for the Seminary Hill Natural and Heritage Trail Project in Centralia
- $1.75 million for the Southwest Washington Grain Project in Chehalis
- $1.529 million to the Centralia School District for the Gemini and LTE
- $8.05 million for the Packwood sewer system
- $1.85 million for the Vader Wastewater Treatment Plant improvements
- $3.4 million for a teacher education and family development center, and other improvements at Centralia College
- $70 million for the Office of Chehalis Basin for projects to reduce flood damage and restore fish habitat
- $2 million for cleanup at American Crossarm and Hamilton Labree Road
- $300,000 for a new fish hatchery on the Cowlitz River
- $200,000 for modernization of schools in Morton, Northport, Pe Ell and Toledo
- $3.6 million for removal of fish barriers on Mason Creek, Ostrander Creek, and Newaukum River
- $259,000 for Mayme Shaddock Park in Napavine
- $283,000 for Werden Park in Vader
