Thurston County

Elections will be open from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. ALL other Thurston County offices ARE CLOSED. Including Superior, Family, Juvenile, Drug and District Courts. Essential personnel should report to work unless instructed otherwise. Jurors should call the Juror Hotline for further instructions. ****** Agenda Setting, Board of County Commissioners and the Board of Health Meetings scheduled for February 12, 2019 are also Cancelled. Specific agenda items will be rescheduled. ******

2019/2020 Thurston County Strategic Plan

2019/2020 Thurston County Strategic Plan Summary

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New Courthouse and Regional Administrative Building Project

The Commissioners passed the ordinance providing for a special election to be held on April 28, 2020 on a proposition authorizing the County to levy regular property taxes, exempting qualified seniors, disabled and veterans, and set forth the text of the ballot proposition. This is an update to the ordinance passed on April 30, 2019 for the ballot proposition on the Courthouse and Administrative Buildings project.

Project Website

Frequently Asked Questions_Updated 7/3/2019

Property Tax Calculator

County Offices Closed Jan. 20 in Observance of MLK Holiday

Thurston County government offices will be closed on Monday, January 20, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Offices will re-open for regular business on Tuesday, January 21. The county's Waste and Recovery Center in Lacey will be open during the holiday. Gates open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 4:45 p.m. Check with your waste disposal company for curbside garbage and recycling collection schedule.

News Release

Thurston County Parks & Trails

Waste and Recovery Center

Intercity Transit

Commissioners to Hold Evening Board Meeting in Lacey

The Board of County Commissioners have determined it is in the publics best interest of supporting greater citizen engagement in local government to have their regularly scheduled Board of County Commissioners meeting for Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the Washington Farm Bureau at 5:30 p.m.

What: Board of County Commissioners Meeting

When: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 5:30 p.m.

Where: Washington Farm Bureau Harvest Room, 975 Carpenter Rd. NE #301, Lacey, WA 98516

News Release

Board Agendas

County YouTube Channel

You Count. Be Counted: Census 2020

The 2020 Census will count every person living in the 50 states, District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories. The data can help inform where your community needs a new fire department, more funding for school lunches, new roads, and much more. Billions of dollars in federal funding go to hospitals, fire departments, schools, roads, and other resources every year based on census data. Every home will receive an invitation to participate in the 2020 Census by April 1, 2020. Please respond for your home online, by phone, or by mail. Learn more about the 2020 Census at https://2020census.gov/.

2020 Census: What is the Census?

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2020 Census Flyer

Folleto del Censo 2020

Điều tra dân số năm 2020

Budd Inlet Remains Closed for Shellfish Harvesting

Budd Inlet remains closed for all species of shellfish harvest, due to biotoxin. Remember that the status of any shellfish beach can change from day to day so please check the DOH Shellfish Website prior to harvesting schellfish off any shellfish beach.

DOH Shellfish Website

DOH Information on DSP

Addressing Homelessness As A Region

On June 14, 2018, the Thurston County Board of Health (BoH) declared homelessness a public health crisis in Thurston County. Learn more about what Thurston County is doing to address homelessness at the links below.

Homelessness Website

Homeless Crisis Response Plan News Story

Commissioner Seek Volunteers for Advisory Boards

The Board of County Commissioners continue to see citizen volunteers to fill vacancies on the 22 advisory boards, commissions, committees, and councils.

Current Vacancy on Timberland Regional Library Board of Trustees

Boards and Commissions Website