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Council weighs harbor sub-area planning and tribal input for introduction language
Summary
Council members debated adding new introductory language to the comprehensive plan recognizing Indigenous history, whether the harbor should be addressed through a separate sub-area plan, and how to scope that work and its budget.
Council members reviewed proposed additions to the plan’s introductory language that would acknowledge Indigenous presence and the city’s founding history. Jerry Wilson, interim planning director, said staff received one outside letter requesting new introductory language and recommended that substantive changes that had not seen public participation be considered later as part of an initiated amendment process or during the next annual amendment cycle.
Vanessa, a planner on staff, and Andrew, a planning consultant, told council the Puyallup Tribe had been sent the draft earlier in the process but had not seen the most recent revisions; staff recommended outreach and additional consultation…
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