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Washington County delays overhaul of community participation program after public pushback
Summary
After hours of presentation and public comment, the Board of Commissioners voted 3–2 to postpone action on a resolution to restructure Community Participation Organizations (CPOs) and transfer CCI responsibilities to the Planning Commission, moving the item to the Jan. 27 consent agenda for further review.
Chair Harrington opened a public hearing on a proposed restructuring of the county's community participation program, which would consolidate CPOs into four district-based groups and transfer responsibilities for the Committee for Community Involvement (CCI) to the Planning Commission.
County staff said the proposal is intended to modernize engagement, align land-use responsibilities with subject-matter expertise and address budget and open-meetings constraints. A staff timeline would keep existing CPO and CCI meetings through March while internal transition planning occurs,…
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