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City’s Olympia lobbyists update council on capital projects and bills that could limit local control
Summary
Strategies 360 briefed the Arlington City Council on Olympia outreach and local capital requests, including a $550,000 request for Holler Park paving, outreach on SR 531 widening, and several state bills (housing, public-space enforcement, automated license-plate readers, and local-tax changes) that may affect municipal authority and budgets.
Griffin Clay and Mike Snodgrass of Strategies 360 told the Arlington City Council they are tracking state legislation and advocating for the city’s capital budget requests in Olympia.
"We're your lobbyist down here in Olympia tracking legislation and working on your capital budget request," Clay said, opening the presentation. The firm summarized outreach on several local projects and recent committee activity on bills the city has been monitoring.
On local projects, Snodgrass reported a productive meeting in Olympia on the SR 531 widening. He said legislators' staff are engaging with WSDOT but warned that significant staff work is unlikely until after the session amid budget work. "That is top of mind for Rep Marcus," he said, noting Rep. Marcus has engaged on the matter.
Clay outlined a…
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