Study session finds few substantive changes needed to Mabton’s natural systems element
COG staff told the planning commission the natural systems element mainly needs reference and map updates rather than major policy changes, citing limited mapped wetlands and streams inside Mabton and planned updates to county best available science.
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COG staff walked commissioners through the natural systems element and its maps, saying the element primarily needs updated references and corrected map layers rather than broad policy rewrites. "The baseline hasn't really changed since the last periodic update," Byron said, adding that many cited studies date from the early 2000s and will be checked for newer versions.
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