Curtis, Washington
Unincorporated community in Lewis County · Not an incorporated municipality
About Curtis
Curtis is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located less than 3 miles north of Boistfort, and is south of Washington State Route 6. The South Fork Chehalis River flows through the town.
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How Curtis is governed
Curtis appears to be an unincorporated community or a census-designated place, so it may have no city government of its own — services usually come from Lewis County and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Curtis does have local officials.
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Residents of Curtis
Registered voters elect the officials below.
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Mayor
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The city's chief elected official. Presides over the executive branch, proposes the budget and represents the city.
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City Manager / Administrator
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The professional administrator who runs day-to-day operations (in some cities appointed by the council instead of the mayor).
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Police Chief
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Leads the police department.
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Fire Chief
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Public Works Director
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Streets, water, sewer, and city buildings.
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Finance Director
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The budget, taxes, and city accounts.
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Planning & Zoning Director
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Land use, zoning, building permits.
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Parks, programs, and public facilities.
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City Council
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City Clerk
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Keeps the official records, runs meeting agendas and, often, local elections.
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City Attorney
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The city's lawyer; advises officials and prosecutes ordinance violations.
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Citizen advisory bodies, such as planning, zoning appeals and library boards.
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Municipal Court
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Hears traffic, ordinance and other minor cases.
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Presides over the municipal court.
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History
A post office has been in operation since 1901 inside the Curtis General Store. Benjamin L. Curtis, the first postmaster of the area, built the store and gave the community his name.
At its founding, the town's economy was based on logging and farming, particularly hops. The Klaber Hop Fields (Farm) once existed in Curtis, overlapping with the communities of Boistfort and Klaber. Recorded at 360 acres (150 ha), it was the largest hops field in the world for a time.
Curtis suffered severe flooding during the Great Coastal Gale of 2007, including the loss of operations at the post office where mud, measured to be up to 8 feet (2.4 m) deep, inundated the Curtis Store. The post office was temporarily moved to Boistfort Elementary School.
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