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Community Development reports surge in land‑use filings, staffing moves and comp‑plan work
Summary
Walla Walla County’s Community Development director told commissioners the department is handling an unusually large docket of Type 3 land‑use applications, hired a new building inspector/plans examiner, and is coordinating population‑allocation and land‑capacity work as part of the comprehensive‑plan update.
Lauren Prentiss, director of Walla Walla County Community Development, briefed commissioners on staffing, permit workload, major projects and comprehensive-plan coordination at the March 3 meeting.
Prentiss said the department began March with two planners available after a period of short staffing and that the planning docket is heavier than usual. She described multiple Type 3 applications pending before the hearing examiner — including county bridge projects and conditional‑use permit requests for breweries and event centers — and said the department expects decisions on several matters within about two weeks. Prentiss…
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