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Spokane County opens SEPA EIS scoping for 2026 comprehensive plan update; public comments due May 30
Summary
Spokane County held a public webinar to begin scoping an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) tied to the county's periodic comprehensive plan update. County staff and consultants described the EIS schedule, topics to be studied, and how residents can submit comments through May 30 at 5 p.m.
Spokane County held a virtual scoping meeting to launch the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process for its 2026 comprehensive plan update, and officials urged public comment by May 30 at 5 p.m.
The meeting, run as a Zoom webinar, explained that the EIS is part of a broader two-year comprehensive plan update required by the Growth Management Act and that the scoping notice was issued April 29. Comment methods cited during the webinar were email to 2026compplan@spokanecounty.org and written submissions to Spokane County Building and Planning, 1026 West Broadway Ave., Spokane. Organizers said the scoping comment period closes May 30 and that comments submitted now will help shape which environmental topics and alternatives are analyzed in the draft EIS.
Why it matters: the EIS will analyze environmental effects of alternative ways to accommodate projected growth over the next 20 years and will feed analysis and options that the Board of County Commissioners will…
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