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Youth civic group urges Shelton to use comp-plan update to address homelessness, affordability and racial disparities
Summary
A youth civic group presented county-level housing data and urged Shelton to use the comp-plan update to address homelessness, affordability and racial disparities.
A youth civic group presented county-level housing data and policy recommendations to the Shelton City Council, urging the council to use the city’s comprehensive-plan update to address homelessness, affordability and racial disparities.
Julianne Gale, who identified herself as representing Mason County Climate Justice and COSMIC (a youth civic-engagement program), told the council the presentation built on Department of Commerce requirements under recent state legislation. “There are updated requirements in the comprehensive plan housing element… because… house bill 1220 passed, and it has new requirements to handle housing,” Gale said, framing the council’s comprehensive-plan update as an opportunity to meet state standards while addressing local needs.
The presenters emphasized reliance on county-level American Community Survey data because city-level ACS estimates are statistically unreliable for small populations. They highlighted several…
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