Staff update environmental chapter with WDFW, LCFRB and SWCAA input
Dec 5, 2025
Staff reviewed updates to the comprehensive plan’s environmental chapter, saying much of the new text reflects agency input — notably from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board and the Southwest Clean Air Agency — and includes new citations and revised floodplain, wetlands and geohazard language.
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During the Dec. 4 work session, Bart Catching (Community Planning) walked commissioners through the environmental element (Chapter 4), emphasizing that many of the draft text changes result from agency input and code updates rather than internal policy shifts.
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