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Ellensburg Council Adopts 2025 Comprehensive Plan Amendments After DEI Chapter Debate

Ellensburg City Council · December 16, 2025
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Summary

The Ellensburg City Council approved Ordinance 4977 adopting two 2025 comprehensive plan amendments — CIP updates (2501) and a revised Chapter 9 proposed by the DEI Commission (2502) — after public comment questioned the amendment process; the motion passed with one recorded no vote.

Ellensburg — The City Council voted to adopt Ordinance 4977 on Dec. 15, approving two 2025 comprehensive plan amendments: 2501, updates to the capital improvement plan, and 2502, a revised Chapter 9 related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

Stacy Henderson, planning manager, presented the ordinance’s second reading and told the council the planning commission had unanimously recommended approval of amendment 2501 and gave a majority recommendation for 2502, with the caveat that the 2026…

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