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Long‑range planning program: city spends $721,000 a year; comp plan work subsidized by $625,000 state grant over two years

3670849 · June 4, 2025
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City planning staff outlined the long‑range planning program June 3: 2.23 full‑time equivalents and an annual program cost of about $721,000, with state grant support of roughly $625,000 over two years noted as partial funding for the comp plan update.

Liberty Lake’s long‑range planning program — the team that manages the comprehensive plan, code updates and master plans — costs the city about $721,000 per year in combined personnel and non‑personnel expenses, staff told the council June 3.

Planner Lisa (community development) summarized the program’s scope and budget during a program‑profile presentation. “It takes full time equivalents, 2.23 full time equivalent positions to deliver this. Personnel costs are 327,000 and change, and non personnel costs are almost 400,000 for a total cost of…

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