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Newport Council approves 20-year regional population growth targets
Summary
The Newport City Council on April 20 approved Agreement NP2026-03, a joint resolution with Pend Oreille County and nearby towns adopting 20-year population growth targets and allocations to guide the 2027 Comprehensive Plan update. The motion was moved by Councilmember Jami Sears and seconded by Councilmember Elizabeth Spring; the motion carried.
The Newport City Council voted April 20 to adopt Agreement NP2026-03, a joint resolution with Pend Oreille County and the towns of Cusick, Ione, Metaline and Metaline Falls that sets 20-year population growth targets and allocations for Newport’s 2027 Comprehensive Plan periodic update. Councilmember Jami Sears moved the resolution and Councilmember Elizabeth Spring seconded; the motion carried.
The resolution establishes population targets that will inform the city’s housing and growth allocations during the state-mandated Comprehensive Plan update. The measure was presented as part of the city’s periodic planning deliverables to the Washington State Department of Commerce and regional partners. Council materials identified the action as Agreement NP2026-03.
"Council member Sears moved to approve Agreement NP2026-03; a Joint resolution between Pend Oreille County, Towns of Cusick, Ione, Metaline, Metaline Falls and City of Newport adopting the 20-year population growth targets and allocations for the 2027 Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update," the minutes record. The council did not record a roll-call vote in the minutes; the entry states only that the motion carried.
The council is expected to continue work on plan-related deliverables at upcoming meetings, including the meeting on May 4 when additional planning materials will be presented for council review.
