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Lacey planning staff present near-final comprehensive plan draft after two years of outreach; council asked for targeted guidance
Summary
Planning staff told council the comprehensive plan update — a roughly two‑year process — is nearing completion, citing about 60,000 community contacts, 37 proposed goal/policy updates and a slate of zoning consolidations and rezones under review.
City planning staff updated the City Council on a near-final draft of Lacey’s comprehensive plan at the Sept. 9 work session, summarizing public outreach, proposed edits to goals and policies, and next steps in public hearings and state review.
“ We are beginning to get towards the finish line of this really 2 year effort,” Vanessa, a planning staff member, told council as the presentation opened. Senior Planner Hans Shepherd briefed council on the Phase 3 draft and staff’s approach to incorporating community feedback.
Staff said the outreach program began in July 2024 and that phase 3 generated demographic and location-based feedback; the presentation reported about 60,000 community contacts across the city…
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