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Bonney Lake reviews 2026 legislative priorities amid PRA and indigent defense concerns
Summary
City staff presented a 2026 legislative packet for City Action Days that highlights automated license plate readers and Public Records Act reform, a request to protect $75M in the Public Works Assistance Account, Growth Management Act changes, Climate Commitment Act funding requests (including $1.2M to ASCA), and concerns that new indigent‑defense caseload standards could sharply increase municipal costs.
Bonney Lake staff presented the city's 2026 legislative priorities packet Jan. 20 ahead of Association of Washington Cities (AWC) City Action Days. The packet includes positions and letters on automated license plate readers (ALPRs), Public Records Act (PRA) policy, the Public Works Assistance Account, Growth Management Act reform, Climate Commitment Act funding for local resilience projects, and indigent defense standards.
Staff said the ALPR item and PRA concerns were developed with input from the police chief and the city attorney and that the city has drafted letters outlining its positions for the…
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