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Climate commission warns staffing shortfalls slow Tacoma’s Climate Action implementation
Summary
The Climate and Sustainability Commission told the IPS committee that the city’s sustainability office has shrunk from eight staff to one, which commissioners said is delaying implementation of the 2021 Climate Action Plan and other priorities while the commission continues to provide recommendations.
Casey Twiggs, co-chair of the Climate and Sustainability Commission, told the Infrastructure Planning and Sustainability Committee on Oct. 8 that the commission is working to hold the city accountable to the Climate Action Plan adopted in February 2021 and to help shape the plan’s update through 2027.
The commission’s work, Twiggs said, focuses on implementation and accountability: “We bring multiple perspectives into the same room with an emphasis on community input, and to add transparency to the city's goals and actions related to climate change, sustainability, and community planning.”
Commission co-chair Yvando Cooper described several recent activities, including formal recommendation letters on the city budget, permitting, transportation and the Tideflats comprehensive-plan amendments,…
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