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City staff releases housing displacement analysis; planning commission asked to review before July housing chapter update
Summary
A consultant report assessing housing displacement and racial disparities was shared with Olympia planning staff; commissioners were asked to read the analysis and submit questions or comments ahead of the July 21 meeting, when staff will present an updated housing chapter incorporating consultant recommendations.
City planning staff told the Olympia Planning Commission on June 16 that a consultant‑prepared housing displacement analysis is available and will inform revisions to the draft housing chapter of Olympia 2045. Staff asked commissioners to review the report and provide questions or comments by early July so the next draft of the housing chapter can incorporate the consultant’s recommendations.
Casey Shoffler, associate planner, said the consultant evaluated existing and draft goals and policies against three criteria: whether they address economic displacement, racial disparities, and historical disenfranchisement. Shoffler…
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