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Public commenters press work group for transparency, COI disclosures and clear engagement plan
Summary
During the meeting's public comment period residents urged the work group to publish conflict‑of‑interest statements, delay site-focused discussion until the full group is convened, and incorporate health and climate impacts into any planning or surveys.
Public commenters used the allotted public‑comment block to press the work group for clearer processes, transparency and narrower outreach framing.
Dylan, a Thurston County resident who has followed the process since 2021, asked the group to stop further meetings until the full CIWG is convened, to require conflict‑of‑interest statements from all work‑group members and to refrain from publishing lists of proposed sites before the complete group is seated. "Every one of you needs to sign a conflict of interest…
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