Proposal to replace regular community forums with five district events draws sharp public opposition in Tacoma
City staff proposed replacing frequent in-chamber community forums with rotating district forums—shorter, action-focused events with translation, childcare and food. Dozens of public commenters urged keeping the existing forums, criticized removing Zoom access and warned the change would reduce accountability; the committee forwarded the proposal to staff for cost and logistics analysis.
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City staff presented a first draft March 13 that would move community engagement from recurring in-chamber forums to a smaller number of district-based forums with an emphasis on neighborhood-specific briefings and on-the-spot service requests.
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