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Council adopts 2026 legislative agenda, adds $150,000 request for five in‑home daycare start‑ups
Summary
The council approved its 2026 state legislative agenda and added a friendly amendment requesting $150,000 to support start‑up costs for five in‑home daycares in Federal Way, a program modeled on recent local efforts that cost about $27,000 per site.
The City Council adopted its 2026 legislative agenda on Dec. 2 after staff presented transportation, emergency‑operations and housing priorities. Councilmembers discussed keeping long‑standing transportation asks in the queue (including a roundabout and City Center access projects) and added new policy priorities for affordable housing and childcare supports.
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