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Public Works Board debates statewide needs assessment, considers Microsoft AI pilot to parse plans
Summary
Board discussed using existing state data, a budget proviso or HB 1690 to launch a comprehensive infrastructure needs assessment and explored a no-cost Microsoft 'AI for Good' pilot to extract project needs from hundreds of municipal comprehensive plans as a near-term diagnostic.
Board members spent an extended portion of the Jan. 23 meeting on how to build a comprehensive picture of Washington's infrastructure needs, weighing scope, cost and the right policy vehicle.
"We've been exploring whether some type of budget proviso language would be more appropriate to direct the public works board and sync to do the work that really is envisioned with a needs assessment," Executive Director Maria Jawad said, listing House Bill 1690 as one possible vehicle but noting there was not yet consensus to use that bill.
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