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Des Moines council votes to reinstate planning commission; staff to return with draft charter
Summary
After public comment and a staff presentation, the council voted 6–1 to reconstitute a planning commission and asked staff to return with proposed membership, meeting frequency and scope, citing the advisory role of a commission to improve public review of land‑use matters.
City planning staff and members of the public urged the Des Moines City Council Feb. 6 to reinstate a planning commission and to return decision‑making to a regular advisory forum. The council voted 6–1 to direct staff to bring back a draft planning commission charter and implementation plan.
Planning Manager Rebecca Denning reviewed the legal role and typical functions of a planning commission under Washington law: she said the commission is an advisory body appointed by the governing body that provides…
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