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Commissioners back more training and site visits to improve decision-making
Summary
Commissioners recommended professional development, site visits and brief in-meeting trainings to improve understanding of land-use issues; one commissioner proposed annual field tours and periodic planning conference attendance.
Commissioners urged investing in continuing education to ensure more informed land-use decisions. One commissioner proposed, "conduct 1 or more field tours annually," citing previous tours (stormwater infrastructure, Sunnyside, WSU-area facilities) as highly informative for evaluating capital projects and zoning implications.
Members suggested a range of options from short, 30-minute primers on procedures to occasional conference attendance and field visits that let commissioners see infrastructure and engineering solutions firsthand. Staff confirmed some metrics and summaries already exist in department annual reports, and commissioners asked the city to help provide periodic trainings such as public records and open meetings refreshers.
