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Astoria council affirms work plan, directs staff to begin charter update and elevate library project

5737008 · August 4, 2025
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At an August 2025 work session, the Astoria City Council affirmed a new council work plan that centers housing, economic vitality, resilience and livability; councilors asked staff to prioritize a city charter update to meet a fall 2026 ballot timeline and to list the voter-approved library renovation as a top priority.

At its August 2025 work session, the Astoria City Council affirmed a council work plan focused on “housing for all Astorians,” a “thriving local economy,” resilience and livability, and directed staff to prioritize beginning a charter update so it could reach the fall 2026 ballot and to elevate the voter-approved library renovation as a top priority.

City staff presented the document as the product of the council’s retreat earlier in the year and said the plan groups council goals while flagging a smaller set of “top priorities” to match limited staff capacity. “This is organized now by housing for all Astorians, a thriving local economy,…

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