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Kittitas County commissioners approve resolution to begin formal adoption of amended Critical Areas Ordinance
Summary
On June 9, 2025, Kittitas County commissioners voted unanimously to approve Resolution No. 2025-118, directing Community Development Services to start formal steps to adopt an amended Critical Areas Ordinance following settlement talks with the Yakama Nation and a multi-year appeals process.
Kittitas County commissioners on June 9 unanimously approved a resolution directing the county's Community Development Services (CDS) department to begin the formal process to adopt an amended Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO).
CDS Director Chad Bala presented a staff report summarizing the legal history that prompted the amendment. Bala said the county adopted Ordinance No. 2021-016 on Dec. 7, 2021. The Yakama Nation filed a petition in early 2022 with the Growth Management Hearings Board; a merits hearing occurred on July 28, 2022, and the board issued…
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