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Board to test new two‑phase public comment procedure and add land acknowledgment at next meeting

5029145 · June 18, 2025
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Thurston County staff told commissioners they will test a new two‑phase public comment procedure at the next business meeting, with one comment period confined to items on the day's business agenda and a later open comment period; staff also plan to include a land acknowledgment at the start of the meeting.

Board members reviewed a planned change to the county's public comment procedure and the addition of a land acknowledgment for the upcoming business meeting. County staff said the trial will use two separate sign‑up sheets — one for comment limited to items on the day's business agenda and a second for an open public comment period later in the…

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