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Tenino Planning Commission advances draft comprehensive plan, discusses implementation, housing and transportation priorities
Summary
At its May 14 meeting the Tenino Planning Commission reviewed community survey results, agreed staff will present plan sections to city council and discussed implementation hurdles including funding, housing preferences, design-code trade-offs and transportation priorities such as roundabouts and sidewalks.
The Tenino Planning Commission continued review of the city’s draft comprehensive plan at its May 14 meeting, with staff and commissioners outlining a timeline to take the plan to city council and a list of priorities for implementation.
Staff told the commission a mostly final draft should be available in June, with public hearings and formal council consideration likely in June or July; the climate element will be handled separately and may require its own adoption steps. Staff also said the commission must follow required public-noticing processes and a 60-day review by Commerce under Growth Management Act procedures before council adoption.
Commission discussion focused on turning the plan’s vision into action. Commissioners said the comp plan is primarily a 20-year vision but argued for an…
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