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Planning commission urges preserving principal planner position and cautions on large fee increases
Summary
The Arlington Planning Commission asked the county to avoid cutting a principal planner position because planning staff generate revenue and enable project implementation, and the commission voted to support manager-proposed fee increases while urging staff analysis of fee impacts on development and childcare providers.
Tenley Peterson, representing the Planning Commission, told the county that revenue-generating planning positions — in particular a principal planner role — should not be cut outright. Peterson urged the board to consider freezing a position instead of eliminating it to preserve the ability to restore…
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