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Public commenters highlight tree nursery, endorse Mike Liu, and urge data-driven housing planning
Summary
During public comment, residents invited officials to tour a school tree nursery, endorsed Mike Liu for school board, and urged the council to seek data before changing subdivision or housing policy.
Several residents used the council's public-comment period to raise local issues. Dwight Filer invited the mayor and council to tour the Classroom In Bloom tree nursery and encouraged the public to schedule tours, noting contact information is in the Methow Valley School District Methow Pride publication.
Resident Marcia Butchart spoke in support of Mike Liu's candidacy for the school board, saying he "handled that position with integrity, wisdom, intelligence, and fairness" during his years as District Ranger for the Methow Valley Ranger District. Another resident, Doug Irvine, urged the council to base any changes to subdivision or housing policy on substantiated data, asking how the town will "safeguard the community and those already living here" and avoid private developers "capitalizing on us."
Council members received the comments; the minutes do not record formal responses beyond acknowledgement. The council did not take immediate action on these public comments at the July 22 meeting.
