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Yelm council delays adoption of Thurston County hazardous-waste plan after questions on population data and equity language
Summary
The Yelm City Council voted 4-3 Tuesday to decline adopting Thurston County’s 2025 hazardous waste management plan, citing unanswered questions on population projections and racial-equity language.
The Yelm City Council voted 4-3 Tuesday to decline adoption of Resolution No. 661, which would have adopted the 2025 Thurston County hazardous waste management plan. Council members said they needed more information about the plan’s population projections and language on racial equity before approving the county document.
The council’s action came after an overview of the plan by Kimberly Graham of Thurston County’s solid and hazardous waste program, who said the update mainly refreshed data in a plan that had not been substantially revised in more than a decade. “The only substantial change had to do with signage that needs to go in oil collection facilities,” Graham said.
Council member Mike Crossman said…
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