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Yelm staff previews comprehensive-plan draft, schedules public open house and outlines annexation steps

6438768 · October 22, 2025
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City staff told the Yelm Planning Commission on Tuesday that the draft comprehensive plan has expanded substantially from the prior plan and that staff will hold an open house and a public hearing on the update in the coming months.

City staff told the Yelm Planning Commission on Tuesday that the draft comprehensive plan has expanded substantially from the prior plan and that staff will hold an open house and a public hearing on the update in the coming months.

A staff presenter said the new draft is about 111 pages, roughly double the 50-page previous plan, and includes new chapters on transportation, housing and climate. "The plan itself is a little over twice as long as our previous plan, which was about 50 pages, and this is right now at a 111," the presenter said.

Staff said they will schedule an open house at the community center (staff proposed moving the meeting time to 6 p.m. to increase public accessibility). The open house would feature…

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