City of Lakewood v. Pierce County

Alexander, J.*

The Thurston County Superior Court granted summary judgment to Pierce County, holding that the City of Lakewood may not require the County to enter into a franchise agreement to operate sewer lines and facilities under Lakewood’s streets and that Lakewood may not charge the County a fee for such franchise in excess of Lakewood’s administrative costs. We affirm.

PACTS

Pierce County operates a regional sanitary sewer system under the authority of chapter 36.94 RCW. Before the City of Lakewood incorporated in 1996, the County installed sewer lines under the public streets and…