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Resident presses Medical Lake for written answers on wetlands, citizen working group and critical‑areas changes
Summary
A resident and presenter urged the commission to clarify how wetlands will be protected in the comprehensive plan update and asked four specific questions; city staff told commissioners outreach is being designed and said the land‑use decision previously challenged followed due process.
Tammy Robertson, a Medical Lake resident, urged the Planning Commission on Jan. 23 to provide specific, written responses about wetlands protection, community involvement in the comprehensive plan update and the city’s critical areas ordinance.
Robertson said she had raised concerns in late 2024 about the comprehensive plan revision and that she had not received written answers. "I had specifically asked some extremely important questions, and I have yet to hear back in writing from the city of Medical Lake," Robertson said during the public comment period. She submitted four formal questions asking whether the city will form a citizen working group for the comprehensive plan and concurrent development regulation updates, how the city would notify residents if such a group is formed, whether…
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