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Yelm council adopts 2025–2045 comprehensive plan after unanimous planning commission recommendation
Summary
After a multi-year process and consultant input on transportation and climate, the Yelm City Council voted to adopt the 2025–2045 comprehensive plan required under the Growth Management Act; the plan emphasizes housing, multimodal transportation and a new climate chapter.
Gary Cooper, the city’s planning and building manager, asked the council to approve the city’s updated 2025–2045 comprehensive plan, a roughly 110‑page document required under the state Growth Management Act.
“This update was required by the Growth Management Act, state Department of Commerce. We're required to do a comprehensive update every 10 years,” Cooper told the council, summarizing the plan’s principal focuses: housing to reflect new state housing laws, a transportation element emphasizing multimodal…
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