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MaryAlice Wallis awarded with Certificate of Municipal Leadership

Longview city councilwoman MaryAlice Wallis recently received a Certificate of Municipal Leadership from the Association of Washington Cities (AWC).

AWC’s Certificate of Municipal Leadership program recognizes city and town elected officials for ...

Longview’s Chip Seal and Pavement Patching

The Longview Street Division has started repairing and/or resurfacing various asphalt street sections citywide through the end of August.

Recently valued at $250 million dollars, the street network is the City’s most valuable and most visible phy...

Fireworks and Go 4th Holiday Information

The Longview Fire Department would like to remind you during this Fourth of July, that state law allows fireworks to be used from June 28 through July 5, until 11:00 p.m. each night, and until midnight on the 4th.

Here are times that fireworks can be disch...

June 13 City Council Meeting in brief

• Held a public hearing to consider the City’s Six Year Transportation Improvement Program and Transit Program of Projects.
• Approved Resolution No. 2300 adopting the Six Year Transportation Improvement Program and Transit Program of Projects.
• Held a...

Free Concert Featuring Blues, Soul, and 50s/60s R&B

Join us Wednesday, June 26 at 6:00 p.m. for a fantastic musical performance by Nicole Stromsoe and Dorian Michael. Sensual, nourishing, and rich; Nicole Stromsoe's voice evokes emotion through American roots music. Accompanied by contemporary finger-style...

Get Great Prizes for Reading

Longview Public Library invites adults 18 and older to read for prizes June 14 through July 26, 2019. Not only could you win great prizes every week but you can even win a spectacular grand prize- a 10-inch Kindle Fire. But wait, there’s more! Y...

May 23 City Council Meeting in brief

• Received an update on Highlands Neighborhood Association activities.
• Issued a proclamation for Historic Preservation Month – May 2019.
• Received an update on the recent homeless camp clean up event along Westside Highway north of Fishers Lane.
• Appro...

May 9 City Council Meeting in brief

Issued a proclamation for National Law Enforcement Day, May 15, 2019.

Issued a proclamation for National Poppy Month, May 2019, for the American Legion Auxiliary support of disabled veterans.

Issued a proclamation for the Boy Scouts 2019 Friends of Scouting...

It is the Season for Child Window Falls

Windows must be safeguarded to keep young children safe! Warm weather brings open windows that can prove dangerous for young children.

Children 5 and under are most likely to fall from windows. The reasons are numerous:

• warm weather brings open windows
• young...

Washington State Car Seat Laws are Changing!

Effective January 2020 Washington State car seat laws are changing. You may be asking what this means for you. Washington laws will be more in line with recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics and will require the following:

• Rear facing unt...

Longview Public Library Launches New Online Tools

With this new system, library patrons can now:

• Navigate the catalog on their phone, tablet, or computer
• Use Smart Searches, which have spellcheck, automated search suggestions, and the option to see related keywords to their search
• Check out and hold eBooks,...

Nichols Blvd Pavement Rehabilitation Project - Washington Way to Louisiana Street

The City of Longview has contracted with Advanced Excavating Specialists to construct improvements along Nichols Boulevard from Washington Way to Louisiana Street. Construction on the project will begin May 6, 2019. The project will update pedestrian ramp...

April 25 City Council Meeting in brief

• Received an update from Chris Paolini, Airport Manager, regarding SW Washington Regional Airport activities and improvements.
• Approved a contract with Intertox to perform data analysis for the wellhead protection program.
• Revised the fee for vacation of a p...

West Longview Annexation on hold for public vote

A recent annexation action by the City of Longview will be halted pending the outcome of a referendum for residents of the annexation area to vote whether to be annexed into the City of Longview or not. The method of annexation used by the City of Longvie...

Water Meter Location Project

You may see some City of Longview staff poking around town as part of a water meter location project. This project will help improve our meter location records. City staff will be working with mobile devices but may need to remove meter lids/box covers. M...