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Council reviews updated Community Values and Vision chapter; Social Justice & Equity input added
Summary
The Community Values and Vision chapter was revised to include a Squaxin Island Scribe welcome, strengthened equity language and expanded protections; the Social Justice & Equity Commission and planning commission recommended refinements and inclusion of additional protected groups.
Joyce Phillips, planning manager, presented the Community Values and Vision chapter — an optional but central element of the comprehensive plan update — at the Sept. 16 study session.
Phillips said the chapter spells out community values, an equity commitment, and vision statements that inform every other chapter. The draft adds a welcome statement from the Squaxin Island scribe, strengthens the plan’s equity commitments and clarifies language that recognizes past harms and protections for historically marginalized groups.
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