Madrona Institute’s Compass project urges county to use islander input in comp plan update

Jul 18, 2025

Faith Vandeput of the Madrona Institute told the San Juan County Planning Commission that the Compass outreach collected hundreds of ideas from island residents and will submit a final report to inform the county’s comprehensive plan and climate action work.

The full story

Faith Vandeput, speaking for the Madrona Institute and the Climate Compass Project, urged the San Juan County Planning Commission on July 18 to use the project’s outreach results in the county’s comprehensive plan update. "When residents are given accessible tools and relevant information and structured spaces for conversation, they offer deeply meaningful and actionable input," Vandeput said.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in