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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 28, 2009
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Jeremy Davis, Thurston County
Associate Planner, 360-754-3355 x 6372 or davisj@co.thurston.wa.us |
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David Ginther, City of
Tumwater Associate
Planner, 360-754-4210 |
Public Hearing Set Regarding Amendments to the
Tumwater-Thurston
County
Joint Plan
OLYMPIA
-- The
City of
Tumwater Planning Commission
and the Thurston County Planning Commission will hold a joint public hearing
on Wednesday, Jan. 13 regarding proposed changes to the Tumwater/Thurston
County Joint Plan.
The
public hearing will be held at 7 p.m. in Room 152, Building One of the
Thurston County Courthouse,
2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W.
in
Olympia
. Staff will be available to
answer questions from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the same room.
The
proposed amendments would affect the transportation element of the plan, as
well as the land-use and zoning of property in the southern unincorporated
portion of the City of Tumwater Urban Growth Area (UGA).
The
southwest portion of the City of
Tumwater Urban Growth Area
has a number of unique environmental challenges that have been identified and
studied. These include high
groundwater flooding episodes in the
Salmon
Creek
Basin
, the presence of sensitive species in the area, and wetlands.
Potential amendments to zoning and the Urban Growth Area boundary are
being considered. More information
on the Tumwater Southwest UGA Resizing and Land Use Analysis Project is
available in the
Permit
Assistance
Center
located on the second floor of Building One, or online at http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/permitting/tumwater-uga-analysis/index.htm.
The
City of
Tumwater
adopted the Tumwater 2025 Transportation Plan in 2007.
The City of
Tumwater
and
Thurston
County
are seeking to include the plan as part of the Tumwater/Thurston County Joint
Plan for the unincorporated portion of the City of
Tumwater Urban Growth Area
. More information is available
online at www.co.thurston.wa.us/permitting/jointplanamendment/
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