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Kenmore council keeps Bastyr master plan on 2025 planning docket after close vote
Summary
The Kenmore City Council voted to approve the 2025 Planning Commission docket with the Bastyr University master-plan amendment included, rejecting a motion to remove it after public concern about possible housing development on forested land in St. Edward's Park.
The Kenmore City Council on Tuesday voted 4-3 to approve the 2025 Planning Commission docket, leaving the proposed Bastyr University master-plan and related comp-plan and zoning amendments on the commission's 2025 work program.
The motion to remove the Bastyr master-plan from the docket failed in an earlier roll-call vote, 4-3, after public speakers urged council to preserve forested land and protect the park's habitat. Supporters of review on the docket argued council and staff should examine a submitted master plan rather than preemptively block review.
The docket approval matters because placement on the planning commission docket starts the formal review process for comprehensive-plan…
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