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Court order suspends Yakima City ordinance expanding Planning Commission; commission reverts to seven seats and elects Hitchcock vice chair
Summary
A judge's March 7 order suspended ordinances that had expanded the Yakima Planning Commission from seven to 11 members, the city attorney told commissioners March 12. The commission returned to its original seven-seat roster and elected Commissioner Charles Hitchcock as vice chair by voice vote.
At its March 12 meeting, the Yakima Planning Commission learned a judge had suspended ordinances passed by the City Council in March 2024 that would have expanded the commission from seven to 11 members, City Attorney Sarah told the commission. As a result, the commission reverted to the original seven-seat roster and selected Commissioner Charles Hitchcock as vice chair by voice vote.
The city attorney described the sequence for commissioners: the council passed ordinances in March 2024 to change the commission; a lawsuit was filed in May 2024…
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