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Commissioners press planner for clearer climate goals, question enforceability of targets
Summary
Tenino commissioners reviewed a draft climate element for the comprehensive plan, questioned numeric targets (including a goal to 'treat 200 acres annually through 2030' and a policy to phase out gas-powered landscaping equipment), and asked staff to soften language and link goals to actionable policies and responsible parties.
Planner (Speaker 8) presented a draft climate-element chart and associated objectives, measures and suggested timelines. Commissioners asked how percentage targets and dates were derived and whether proposed items were enforceable or aspirational.
A contested example was a draft objective to "reduce wildfire-prone vegetation" with an associated target to "treat 200 acres annually through 2030."…
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