Sedro-Woolley council, planning commission set April 22 public hearing on updated comprehensive plan

Sedro-Woolley officials reviewed Version 12 of the city's comprehensive plan and set a council public hearing and second reading for April 22, the council decided at a joint meeting of the city council and planning commission.

Tom Glover, the city's director, told the council the draft incorporates comments from the required 60-day review and later submissions. "We are presenting you with version 12 of the comp plan," he said, adding that staff had marked edits in red to show substantive policy changes and that the city's attorney advised a second public hearing at council.

Why it matters: completion of the comprehensive plan affects the city's eligibility for some state funding and guides land use, transportation and capital-investment priorities. Glover warned that if applications for state funding are submitted while the plan remains incomplete, grant reviewers could question eligibility.

Consultants and agency comments

Matt Covert, senior planner with Facet, briefed the council on responses to agency and public comments, saying the consultant team "responded to every comment and addressed, you know, updated the document where appropriate." Agencies that provided substantive feedback included the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Commerce and regional utilities; topics ranged from stormwater and habitat to transportation modeling.

On stormwater, staff said they added a cross-reference to the stormwater management action plan and specifically noted Brickyard Creek work…