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Vancouver staff propose 2026 state legislative agenda: childcare, annexation tools, lodging-tax authority and public-safety provisions

Vancouver City Council · October 20, 2025
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Summary

Assistant City Manager Aaron Landy presented staff'recommended priorities for the city's 2026 state legislative agenda: include childcare under economic opportunity, tools to facilitate annexation and UGA standards, continued funding pursuit for a Southwest Washington training facility, increased lodging-tax authority, and Transportation Benefit

Assistant City Manager Aaron Landy presented the draft 2026 state legislative agenda to the Vancouver City Council on Oct. 20 and asked the council to prioritize staff'recommended action items for a short-session cycle.

Landry (sic) recommended a narrowly focused set of action asks for the short session: (1) tools to facilitate annexation, including potential financial incentives and regulatory changes; (2) a continued budget request for planning dollars for a Southwest Washington training facility; (3) an increase in lodging-tax authority…

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