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Chair/host Eric Casino opened the April 15 meeting, introduced commissioners and staff, and explained Planning Commission function and public access (Commissioners Bombarger, Halverson, Nelson, Pinger, Flores, Fishburn, Kaiser, Miller introduced themselves).
Thurston County Planning Commission on April 15, 2026 set a public hearing for May 20 on two open-space tax applications (Gardner Revocable Living Trust and Macau) and directed staff to pursue a hybrid riparian protection approach combining flexible buffers and simple large-buffer options; staff will perform a gap analysis and add meetings through October. Public commenters urged stronger protections for channel migration zones, better community engagement materials, and more attention to pollinators and shifting species.
