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Public speakers press Thurston County on housing: supportive housing, anti-discrimination policies and limits on rural growth
Summary
Speakers at the April 23 hearing supported rewritten housing policies that expand supportive and transitional housing, enact anti-discrimination measures, and urged the county to limit rural growth to 5 percent over 20 years; others urged caution on detached rural ADUs and clustering.
Several public commenters at the April 23 Thurston County Planning Commission hearing urged adoption of the draft housing chapter's stronger anti-discrimination and supportive-housing provisions and asked the commission to limit new development in rural areas.
Alex Sassoni, a high-school student who identified himself as attending Northwestern High School, said the draft's Objective 2.b and 2.c set important paths for residents who are most vulnerable, including people with disabilities and those exiting homelessness. He praised…
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