Mill Creek volunteers urge walkability, green space in South Town Center master‑plan workshop

City of Mill Creek planning commissioners and volunteer board members met Aug. 21 for a special master‑plan workshop on the South Town Center area to identify priorities for shaping planned growth in the zone south of the Towne and Country grocery site. The workshop gathered planning commissioners, members of the design review board, parks and arts advisors, youth advisory members and staff to provide consolidated input for the master‑plan consultant and City Council.

The session centered on how the city should manage development that is now allowed under the city’s 2024 comprehensive plan. “The objective of this meeting here is not, how can we stop the growth because the growth has to happen, but more the growth is happening. So how can we make sure that when we do grow, it's growing in a way that reflects our values and what we think is most important,” Planning Commission Chairman Dave Hamilton said during the presentation.

Why it matters: the South Town Center was rezoned as part of the 2024 comprehensive‑plan effort to accommodate a…