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Tumwater staff present draft food system plan; council schedules consideration for Nov. 3
Summary
City staff summarized a draft food system plan that focuses on food access, food-waste reduction and local food production and processing. Planning commission recommended adoption; Council asked staff to return with edits and will consider the plan at its Nov. 3 regular meeting.
Tumwater planning staff on Oct. 14 presented a draft Food System Plan — developed over about 18 months at council direction — proposing goals and policies to increase food access, reduce food waste and support local food production and processing.
The plan, presented by Associate Planner Dana Bowers, was described as intentionally scoped so staff could focus on items the city can directly influence while coordinating with regional partners such as Thurston County solid waste. “The scope of the plan was really designed by council,” Bowers said, noting the work also includes a community food assessment prepared with a consultant and public outreach conducted earlier this year.
The plan recommends three main focus areas: increase food access through partnerships and communications; reduce food waste by supporting food-recovery and…
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