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Pasco planning commission hears updates on comp plan, transportation, climate and energy studies
Summary
City staff updated the Pasco Planning Commission on the comprehensive plan update and three related studies — a transportation master plan, regional climate/greenhouse‑gas project, and an energy resilience study — and laid out timelines and consultant selections for each.
City staff updated the Pasco Planning Commission on the city’s periodic comprehensive plan update and three related planning studies during the commission’s May meeting.
The reports covered where consultants and city staff are in each project and outlined near‑term steps that will shape Pasco’s growth, transportation network and climate and energy resilience work through 2026.
City staff said the city selected Framework to lead the periodic comprehensive plan update and held an initial kickoff with the consultant and county jurisdictions in early May. Staff told commissioners that population‑projection models used in earlier updates had overestimated recent growth: a 2018 update projected 79,770 residents for 2020 but actual population was 77,108; a 2024 projection of 88,774 came in at 82,220. Staff said the “medium” forecast model will continue to be used for the next…
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