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Oak Harbor planners add climate resiliency element to comp plan update; sea-level rise and water supply flagged
Summary
City staff outlined the 2025 comprehensive plan major update, including a new climate resiliency element funded by a $150,000 grant and required by state law (HB 1181). The assessment identified sea level rise, extreme precipitation/flooding and water-resource vulnerability; community input also flagged wildfire/smoke and extreme heat.
City planning staff presented an early-stage review of the 2025 comprehensive plan major update and introduced a new climate resiliency element they said is driven by a state grant and regulatory guidance.
"We're updating our comprehensive plan," Principal Planner Rajesh Kakkamak said, describing the project as a multi-month process that will include element-by-element policy review and an environmental impact statement. "The EIS and its impacts can have some influence on our policies."
What the climate element covers: Staff said consultants used a statewide technical tool to identify…
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