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Council renames equity index, narrows required impact analyses under new 'community impact note'

Pierce County Council · December 9, 2025
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Pierce County adopted an ordinance renaming its equity index and equity note as the community impact index and community impact note, adding indicators such as tree canopy and daycare proximity and exempting certain actions from the requirement; staff said changes take effect Jan. 1, 2026 and no fiscal note was required.

Pierce County lawmakers voted unanimously Dec. 9 to amend county code renaming the county’s "equity index" and "equity note" as the "community impact index" and "community impact note," and to tailor how that analysis applies to ordinances and resolutions.

Senior policy analyst Andrew Kelly…

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