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Tumwater lake committee votes minutes approval, sets 2026 meeting calendar and flags assessment shortfall
Summary
The Barnes Lake Steering Committee approved minutes as amended, debated whether to post full meeting recordings in light of new truncated-minutes policy and set a tentative 2026 meeting schedule (Jan. 14, March 4, May 13, Sept. 9 walkabout, Nov. 4). Members noted $21,000 assessed and roughly $7,300 collected to date and asked staff to follow up.
The Barnes Lake Steering Committee discussed governance, scheduling and finances at its November meeting, approving minutes and setting a preliminary calendar for 2026. Chair Linnea Madison called the roll and members debated how much of the committee’s audio/video to post publicly after the city directed committees to produce truncated "action minutes" rather than verbatim minutes.
Minutes and recordings: Speaker 3 raised a direct concern that posting the full meeting…
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