With the temperatures continuing below freezing during operating hours, RiverCities Transit and RiverCities LIFT will run Fare Free on Friday, February 14, 2025, to provide the buses as a warming opportunity for those in need.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, in accordance with RCW Chapter 42.30, the Cowlitz Transit Authority will conduct a Regular Board Meeting on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. in the Longview City Council Chambers, 1525 Broadway, Longview. This meeting is also available by Zoom.
Agendas are made available the Friday before the meeting at www.mylongview.com under “Agendas & Minutes.”
Please click the link to join the meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89844443333
Telephone options (you may need to try more than one number if you receive a busy signal):
Dial any of the following numbers:
1 253 215 8782
1 346 248 7799
1 408 638 0968
1 669 900 6833
1 301 715 8592
1 312 626 6799
1 646 876 9923
Webinar ID: 898 4444 3333
For information about Zoom accessibility, please contact RiverCities Transit at (360) 442-5662. Longview City Hall is accessible to persons with disabilities. Special equipment to assist the hearing impaired is also available. Please contact the City Executive Offices at (360) 442-5004 at least 48 hours in advance if you require special accommodations to attend the meeting.
Agendas are available the Friday before the meeting at www.mylongview.com under “Agendas & Minutes.”
Next meeting
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
4:00 p.m. – Regular Board Meeting
COWLITZ TRANSIT AUTHORITY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, in accordance with RCW Chapter 42.30, that the Cowlitz Transit Authority will
hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. in the Longview City Hall Council
Chambers, 1525 Broadway St., Longview, Washington, and by virtual Zoom Webinar.
The purpose of the hearing is to receive comments concerning the proposed service changes to Route 411 to Lexington. The proposed change will be published on RiverCities Transit’s website for public comment at www.rctransit.org, on Facebook, and in paper copy at the Longview Transit Center, and in the City info Weekly.
Zoom meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89844443333
Dial any of the following numbers:
1 253 215 8782
1 346 248 7799
1 408 638 0968
1 669 900 6833
1 301 715 8592
1 312 626 6799
1 646 876 9923
Webinar ID: 898 4444 3333
No Registration Required
The City Hall is accessible for persons with disabilities. Any person interested may attend and be heard on the said matter via a moderator. Special equipment to assist the hearing impaired is also available upon request. Please contact the clerk’s office at (360) 442-5664 forty-eight (48) hours in advance if you require special accommodations to attend the meeting and for information about Zoom accessibility.
Written comments may be submitted up to forty-eight (48) hours in advance via email at [email protected]
Library Hours: Monday-Tuesday 9am-7pm, Wednesday-Thursday 9 am-6pm, Friday-Saturday 9am-5pm
On April 10, 2024, the Cowlitz Transit Authority passed a resolution to annex Lexington and Beacon Hill into the Cowlitz Public Transportation Benefit Area, aka the RiverCities Transit service area. This area is currently served by Route 411, a pilot project, including ADA paratransit service.
On August 6, 2024, a ballot measure on the annexation must be confirmed by a majority of the voters in the eight precincts that make up those neighborhoods, as it will raise the sales tax in that area by 3/10ths of 1 percent ($0.003).
The Transit Authority seeks members of the public willing to represent the “for” and “against” committees on the ballot measure. For and against committees will write a statement either in favor or in opposition to the ballot measure. Each committee needs a spokesperson and one to three listed members.
Please see pages 15-19 of the Cowlitz County Elections 2024 Jurisdiction Manual https://www.co.cowlitz.wa.us/DocumentCenter/View/30641/2024-Jurisdiction-Manual-including-LVP-Specs for the rules and page 24 of the Manual for the submission form, which RiverCities Transit must forward to the Elections Office.
Please contact Jim Seeks, Transit Manager, 360-442-5663 or [email protected] if you wish to be a member of a “for” or “against” committee, or contact Cowlitz County Elections at 360-557-3005 or [email protected] for more information. Deadline is Friday, May 3, 2024.
This nine-member volunteer committee assists and advises the City of Longview on the most appropriate way to make its programs, services, activities, and facilities accessible to all of its residents and visitors. Click here to learn more about the committee. Click here to apply to serve on the committee.