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2012 Work Program  *schedule is subject to change*

January 19, 2012            Topics:                                      Recap of 2011 Work,  Confirmation of Committee Members,                                  2012 Work Program,           Present watershed approach  Actions:                                        Approve work program and meeting schedule

February 16, 2012              Topics:                                        Lewis (WRIA 27) conditions and observations                Actions:                                          Set goals for WRIA 27 

March 1, 2012              Topics:                                        Land Use Categories        Actions:                                          Consensus on land use categories, allowed uses & definitions. 

March 15, 2012                 Topics:                                      Grays/Elochoman (WRIA 25) & Upper Chehalis (WRIA 23) conditions and observations  Actions:                                          Set goals for WRIA 25 & 23                

April 12, 2012                 Topics:                                        Land Use Categories and Uses  Actions:                                              Consensus on land use categories, allowed uses and definitions

May 17, 2012                 Topics:                                      Grays/Elochoman (WRIA 25) & Upper Chehalis (WRIA 23) conditions and observations Actions:                                          Set goals for WRIA 25 and 23

June 21, 2012                 Topics:                                      Conditions and observations for population, demographics, housing, & economic development in combined WRIAs  Actions:                                          Set goals for WRIA 26

July 19, 2012                 Topics:                                      Conditions and observations for population, demographics, housing, & economic development in combined WRIAs  Actions:                                          Set housing and economic development goals countywide 

August 16, 2012                 Topics:                                       Plan chapters draft               Topical summaries for conditions and observations                       Actions:                                        Approve topical summaries

September20,2012                 Topics:                                                Internal consistency audit and proposed revisions Actions:                                        Approve goal revisions

October 18, 2012                 Topics:                                          Plan policies and objectives  Actions:                                          Approve policies and objectives

November 15, 2012                 Topics:                                      Conditions and observations for population, demographics, housing, & economic development in combined WRIAs  Actions:                                          Set housing and economic development goals countywide 

Public Meeting:  4th week in November / 1st week in December

December 20, 2012                 Topics:                                      Final draft plan (revised for public input)                       Actions:                                          Set housing and economic development goals countywide 

 

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 Barbara Kincaid

  Senior Planner

  Cowlitz-Wahkiakum 

  Council of Governments

 

 Mike Wojtowicz,Director

  Cowlitz County Building

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Meetings and Agendas

 

The Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee generally meets at 4:00 p.m. every 3rd Thursday of the month. The meetings are typically held at the:

 

Cowlitz County Historical Museum

405 Allen St.

Kelso, WA 98626

 

*The Next Scheduled Meeting is

May 17, 2012 from 4 to 6pm*

Cowlitz County Historical Museum

 

Meetings:

2012

April

4.12.2012 

Materials:   Land Use Categories

                   2012 Work Program

 

March

3.15.2012  Agenda & Minutes

Materials:   Committee Draft Land Use Worksheet

                   Land Use Discussion Recap from March 1, 2012

                   2012 Work Program Revised

                   Clustering Handout

                   Right to Farm Handout

                   Comment Letter

 

3.01.2012  Agenda & Minutes

Materials:   Land Use Worksheet Instructions

                   Draft Land Use Worksheet

                   RCW 36.70.A Definitions

 

February

2.16.2012  Minutes

Materials:   2012 Work Program Revised

                   Cowlitz County Comprehensive Plan Working Draft

                   Agricultural Lands Documents

                   WRIA 27 Crop Map

                   WRIA 27 Resources Map

                   WRIA 27 Landcover Map

                   WRIA 27 Roads Map

January

1.19.2012  Agenda

Materials:   2012 Work Program

 

2011

December

12.1.2011  Agenda & Minutes

Materials:   Community Outreach Summary Notes

                   Comprehensive Plan Designations and Uses

                   Natural Resource Land Topics

                   Natural Resource Element Topics Handout

                   Survey Results December

November

11.3.2011  Agenda & Minutes

Materials:   Land Use Categories and Classes

 

October

10.6.2011  Agenda & Minutes

Materials:   Community Land Use Questions

                   Mapping Exercise #1

                   Mapping Exercise #2

 

September

9.15.2011  Agenda & Minutes

Materials:   Revised Community Assessment Worksheet

                   Glossary of Land Use and Zoning Terms

                   Comprehensive Planning Presentation by Roger Wagoner

9.1.2011  Agenda & Minutes

Materials:  Revised Community Assessment Worksheet

 

August

8.18.2011  Agenda & Minutes

Materials:  Community Assessment Worksheet

8.04.2011  Agenda & Minutes

Materials:  Growth Management Final Population Predictions

                  Population Historic Trends

                  Population Graphs

                  Rural & Urban Descriptions

                  Annexations

                  Woodland Population Summary

                  Castle Rock Population Summary

                  Kalama Population Summary

                  Longview Population Summary

      

June

6.16.2011 Agenda & Minutes

Materials:  Open Space Classification FAQ's

                  Designated Forest Land Classification FAQ's

                  Timber Land Classification FAQ's

                  Farm & Agriculture Classification FAQ's

                 City Meetings Report 

                 Population Projections Presentation

 

May

5.19.2011 Agenda & Minutes

 

April

4.21.2011 Meeting Agenda & Minutes

Materials:  Watershed Planning Powerpoint

                 WRIA Boundaries 

                 WRIA Memo 

 

March

3.24.2011 Meeting #18: Agenda & Summary - Meeting Documents

 

January

1.20.2011 Meeting #17: Agenda & Minutes

1.6.2011 Meeting #16: Agenda & Minutes

 

2010

2010 Meeting Agendas and Minutes are available upon request.

 

 

 

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