“The City of Yelm, with the assistance of the Thurston Regional Planning Council, is updating the Yelm Comprehensive Plan to ensure consistency with the Growth Management Act. The proposed amendments will include updated population projections, an updated housing inventory, and other changes to address new provisions of the GMA have been proposed to ensure the Comprehensive Plan is consistent with the Washington State Growth Management Act.
The Yelm Planning Commission is sponsoring an open house to provide the public an opportunity to review proposed changes to the Comprehensive Plan, prior to the public hearing, and to answer questions about the update. The open house is scheduled for Thursday, June 29, 2006, from 4:00 PM 7:00 PM in the City Council Chambers at City Hall located at 105 Yelm Avenue West. The Planning Commission and City staff will be on hand to answer questions,” quoting the City of Yelm website.

Spread the word as this meeting is where the public can interact with officials on how the City plans for the future. This writer encourages everyone to read the proposed Updates to the Yelm Comprehensive Plan prior to this meeting. click here, then click “Comprehensive Plan Update”, then click “Proposed Updates to the Yelm Comprehensive Plan” and print.