County to Host Open House Monday, April 28 on Proposed Black Lake Quarry Land Use and Zoning Amendment

CONTACT: Claire Swearingen, Associate Planner, Community Planning and Economic Development Department;
claire.swearingen@co.thurston.wa.us or (360) 968-9989
County to Host Open House on Proposed Black Lake Quarry Land Use and Zoning Amendment
Community invited to learn about and comment on the proposed rezone.
OLYMPIA – Thurston County will host a come-and-go open house about the proposed Black Lake Quarry (Littlerock) Land Use and Rezoning Amendment on Monday, April 28 from
5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at McLane-Black Lake Fire Station 95. County staff will be onhand to provide information about the proposed changes, and answer questions, although no formal presentation is planned.
What: Open House on Black Lake Quarry (Littlerock) Land Use and Zoning Amendment
When: Monday, April 28, 2025
Time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Drop in anytime between those hours.
Where: McLane-Black Lake Fire Station 95, 5911 Black Lake Blvd SW in Olympia, WA.
Black Lake Quarry (Littlerock) Land Use and Zoning Amendment: A landowner requested a land use and rezoning amendment to change zoning of approximately 270 acres at 4741 88th Ave SW, from residential zoning (Rural 1/20) to industrial zoning (Rural Resource Industrial). Learn more about the project, see application materials, or submit a comment about the project on the county’s website at www.ThurstonPlanning.org. Search “Black Lake Quarry.”
You can also learn more by contacting county staff member, associate planner Claire Swearingen at claire.swearingen@co.thurston.wa.us or by phone at (360) 968-9989.
Disability Accommodations: To request disability accommodations, call the Reasonable Accommodation Coordinator at least three days prior to the meeting at (360) 786-5440. Persons with speech or hearing disabilities may contact via Washington Relay: 711 or (800) 833-6388.