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Kenmore council kickoff: 2026 planning docket, department work plans, and community concerns
Summary
At a study session following oaths and leadership selection, staff presented Kenmore’s 2026 planning docket and department work plans, highlighting the pros plan update, affordable‑housing strategy, tenant protections, transportation projects, major grant awards and several implementation timelines; public commenters urged stronger housing protections and environmental monitoring.
Kenmore — After administering oaths and organizing council leadership, Kenmore staff used a study session to present an ambitious 2026 docket and department work plans, outlining code updates, capital projects and implementation timelines across planning, public works, environmental services, finance, development services and public safety.
Todd Hall, the city’s principal planner, walked the council through the preliminary 2026 docket and the planning‑commission work program. Key items on the docket include completion of the pros plan update (Planning Commission on Jan. 26 and anticipated council review in February), an affordable housing strategy update (to align the comprehensive plan with recent state legislation), neighborhood commercial corner‑store regulations, a capital facilities plan element update, and miscellaneous zoning and map amendments. Hall said the docket contained city‑initiated items only; no private comprehensive‑plan amendments were submitted during the open docket period.
On code and regulatory work,…
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