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Committee reviews CPD draft 2026 work program; members push for study sessions on major priorities
Summary
Olympia staff presented the draft 2026 Community Planning & Economic Development work program, outlining staffing constraints and major projects including a Southeast UGA annexation placeholder, Plum Street rezoning/visioning, commercial parking code changes and housing-oriented items; council members asked for study sessions to set priorities.
City planning staff presented a draft 2026 work program for the Community Planning & Economic Development (CPD) department, highlighting capacity constraints and a list of long-range projects the department plans to advance next year.
Tim Smith, CPD director, said planning/permitting currently has about five full-time-equivalent staff and two long-range FTEs, and that staff capacity will shape what projects can be completed. "We currently have 5 staff or we call them full time equivalents," he said, and noted a recent position reduction…
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