Thurston County, Washington

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NSAP Policy E.5 - Public Outreach

PAST EVENTS

​THURSTON COUNTY BOCC MEETING - December 15, 2020, 2:00 PM

The Board took final action on the proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, which included this item as well as the Rochester Subarea Plan Update and general Comprehensive Plan update (mineral lands, forestry, parks and health). View the Draft Resolution and Draft Ordinance.

​THURSTON COUNTY BOCC WORK SESSION - December 2, 2020, 2:30 PM

The Board held a work session to discuss public comment and next steps. The Board provided direction (2-0, 1 abstained) at this briefing to include the proposed amendment in the final resolution of comprehensive plan amendments for 2020, as presented in Option 3. View the Briefing Document (PDF), Brief Attachments (PDF), or PowerPoint (PDF).

​THURSTON COUNTY BOCC PUBLIC HEARING - December 1, 2020, 5:30 PM

The Board held a public hearing on December 1, at 5:30 PM to accept public testimony. You can review the public comment received (PDF) or the options (PDF) considered at the hearing.

​​THURSTON COUNTY BOCC WORK SESSION - October 29, 2020, 9:00 AM

The Board had a briefing to review the proposed amendments and the Planning Commission Recommendation. At this briefing, the majority of the BoCC directed staff to bring forward a request to set a hearing. You can view the PowerPoint, Briefing Document or Attachments.

SEPA DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE

The County issued a DNS on this proposal on 10/9/2020: CP11_Recycled Asphalt Policy - DNS Issued 10-9-2020 (PDF)

​​THURSTON COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION - October 7, 2020, 7:00 PM

  • The Planning Commission held a public hearing on this item. Following the public hearing, the PC produced a recommendation of approval as denoted in Option 3. You can view the Staff Report (large PDF, 36 MB),  the options considered at the hearing, and all the public comments received (PDF, 49.2MB - this document may take some time to load). 

​THURSTON COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION - September 2, 2020, 6:30 PM

  • The Planning Commission held a work session on this item on September 2, 2020 at 6:30 PM and heard from special guests with the Nisqually River Council and Lakeside Industries.

THURSTON COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION - August 5, 2020, 6:30 PM

  • The Planning Commission held a work session on this item on August 5, 2020 at 6:30 PM. You can view the staff memorandum (PDF) or the PowerPoint (PDF).

​THURSTON COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION - July 15, 2020, 6:30 PM

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING - June 20, 2019

A informational public meeting was held on June 20, 2019 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. A presentation was given on the consultant literature review report (PDF). You can view a PDF of the consultant presentation online. If you were unable to attend this meeting, you can view the meeting summary and posters (PDF).

A public comment period was held on this literature report from May 24, 2019 to June 14, 2019. You can view the comments received here (PDF).

This meeting and comment period was advertised by legal notice (PDF), webmailer to interested parties, and a news release.

 

OPEN HOUSE – July 27, 2017

  • Thurston County held an Open House for the Nisqually Subarea Plan Asphalt Recycling Policy Review Project at Meadows Elementary on July 27, 2017 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. The event was attended by 36 people.
  • The Open House had info boards & a comment station setup around the venue. A brief presentation was given by staff.
  • The County got the word out about the Open House by:
    • A press release was posted online & on social media & a notice was posted in the Olympian
    • The Olympian also published an article on the front page about the project and the upcoming Open House
    • An email went out to all Thurston County Community Planning webmail subscribers and interested parties.
    • A flyer (PDF) was posted at multiple locations throughout the subarea.