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Richland outlines 2026 priorities: targeted urban amendment, shrub‑steppe concerns and ALPR data protections
Summary
City Manager Joe Shishel presented Richland’s draft 2026 legislative priorities on Oct. 28, emphasizing a renewed targeted urban area amendment, requests for state refinement of shrub‑steppe mapping and mitigation rules, and a proposal to limit routine public release of ALPR surveillance data to need‑to‑know law‑enforcement uses.
Richland’s draft 2026 legislative priorities, presented by City Manager Joe Shishel on Oct. 28, ask the Legislature for several targeted actions and highlight areas where the city wants state clarification or support.
Shishel said the city will again pursue a targeted urban area amendment (previously narrowed after political debate) with sponsors working toward a compromise that appears to favor attaching the amendment to an existing SITA (State Implementation or allied bill) vehicle. The intent is to secure a statutory path for future site extensions tied to clean‑energy and other large projects.
A new priority flagged by staff is shrub‑steppe regulatory clarity. Shishel explained that the…
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