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Residents press council on street‑end access as council approves municipal‑code update contract
Summary
Public commenters urged the council to delay code changes and improve volunteer permitting for lake street ends. The council approved a $198,700 contract with Keller Associates to update the municipal code; speakers said the city’s volunteer permitting and enforcement of encroachments need fixes first.
Lakewood, Wash. — Residents urging improved public access to Lakewood’s lakefronts told the City Council on June 16 that the city’s permitting and enforcement systems are lagging and that planned code changes should not be rushed.
Several speakers during public comment criticized past parks projects and raised environmental and access concerns. Christina Manetti described a series of parks decisions she called “scandalous,” citing tree removal at Fort…
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