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Washington County planning staff present draft 2025–27 work program emphasizing housing and fiscal responsibility
Summary
Staff outlined the draft planning work program for the 2025–27 biennium, prioritizing housing production and affordability, climate and natural resources, multimodal transportation and a new fiscal responsibility category that includes an urban services framework and park SDC assessment.
Planning staff presented a draft planning work program for the 2025–27 biennium that the county will release for public comment, with adoption expected by the Board of Commissioners in July 2025.
Theresa Cherniak, community planning section manager, described the program’s five themes: housing production and affordability; natural resources and climate; multimodal transportation system planning and funding; planning code updates; and a new fiscal responsibility category. Staff emphasized that much of the work is mandated by state statute or rulemaking and that staff capacity and budget constraints shape the program’s achievable scope.
Key initiatives flagged in the draft include: developing a housing capacity…
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