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Mayor Mayhew urges community-driven priorities as Snoqualmie planners set 2026 work plan; chair and vice chair re-elected
Summary
Snoqualmie’s new mayor told the Planning Commission he wants the community to help set top priorities for 2026, while commissioners and staff identified a comp plan amendment, zoning-map update, climate-element timing, wireless code and historic-preservation work as key tasks. The commission re-elected its chair and vice chair by voice vote.
Mayor Brian Mayhew asked Snoqualmie’s Planning Commission on Feb. 2 to help the city define its top priorities for 2026, stressing collaboration and transparency rather than imposing an agenda.
"Planning commission service is one of the most influential things you can do in the community," Mayhew said, thanking members for their work and asking them to help the city "know its answers" about what residents want to prioritize. He described his approach as focused on process: eliciting community consensus before prescribing solutions.
Why it matters: Commissioners and staff identified several near-term and statutory tasks that will shape land use in the coming year. Director Davis told the commission that securing Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) certification requires a comp plan amendment and an updated zoning map, and that the city must refresh the housing and land-use elements, including a buildable-lands reconciliation.
"That's kind of a number one priority," Director Davis said, adding that staff will fold other code updates into that exercise, including historic-preservation…
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