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Council approves community engagement plan for Comprehensive Plan Amendment on DEI after debate over county participation
Summary
After extended public comment and council debate about residency of participants, the council approved a staff‑proposed community engagement plan for Comprehensive Plan Amendment 25‑02 (chapter on diversity, equity and inclusion). The plan schedules two public community conversations and a facilitator‑led common‑ground workshop; council rejected a
The Ellensburg City Council voted Aug. 4 to approve the city’s proposed community engagement plan for Comprehensive Plan Amendment 25‑02, which concerns Chapter 9 on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). The plan calls for two public community conversations and a subsequent Braver Angels‑style "common ground" workshop to gather and refine community input for possible updates to the comprehensive‑plan chapter.
City Manager Heidi Baron and staff described the two community conversations (Aug. 20 and Sept. 6) as listening sessions that will feed a facilitated common‑ground workshop. Baron said staff has recruited facilitators with Braver Angels training and named facilitators…
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