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Restoring sound code in Des Moines on hold

Economic Development Committee told another study necessary? At Thursday’s Economic Development Committee meeting, staff informed the council committee that plans to restore sound reduction requirements to the building code, which had been removed in 2012, had been put on hold indefinitely. In discussing the Planning Department’s calendar for 2024, staff said there were a large
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Testify for Port Package Updates!

We need you to testify on behalf of either, or ideally both these bills.

SB 5955 will be heard at 8 AM in the Senate Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs Committee in Senate Hearing Room 3 in the John A. Cherberg (JAC) building on the Capitol campus.
HB 2103 will be heard at 10:30 AM in the House Local Government Committee, House Hearing Room E in the John L. O’Brien (JLOB) building on the Capitol campus.

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Game-Changing Newly-Proposed State Law

DEFENDERS OF HIGHLINE FOREST MLK DAY – January 15, 2024 View this email in your browser Write us at info@defendersofhighlineforest.org The Defenders urge an outpouring of support starting tomorrow morning (Jan 16) for: GAME-CHANGING NEWLY-PROPOSED STATE LAW  Companion bills just introduced in Washington State’s legislature, HB 2103 and SB 5955, would require large Port districts to use tax funds to remediate

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Port Package Updates January, 2024: This is what we’ve been waiting for

Summary: After years of waiting, legislation to provide repairs and updates for people with Port Package Problems is being proposed this session in Olympia. It could become law in April and began helping homeowners next year. No kidding. It’s complicated, time is short, and we will need all of you to help get it passed. Instructions below.

SB5990

S-3831.1 _______________________________________________   SENATE BILL 5990 _______________________________________________   State of Washington     68th Legislature   2024 Regular Session   By Senators Lovelett, Saldaña, Dhingra, Frame, Hasegawa, Keiser, Kuderer, Nobles, Salomon, Stanford, Trudeau, Valdez, and C. Wilson   Prefiled 01/04/24.Read first time 01/08/24.  Referred to Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology.   AN ACT Relating to integrating environmental

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SB5955

S-3815.1 (companion bill: HB2103) SENATE BILL 5955 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session By Senators Keiser, Hasegawa, Kauffman, Nguyen, and C. Wilson Prefiled 01/03/24.Read first time 01/08/24.Referred to Committee on Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs. AN ACT Relating to mitigating harm and improving equity in large port districts; amending RCW 53.36.020, 53.54.010, 53.54.020, 53.54.040, and 70A.65.260;
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HB2103

Port districts authorized to undertake programs for the abatement of aircraft noise,,, must additionally undertake a remedial mitigation program... Remedial mitigation programs must consist of... repair or replacement of failed mitigation equipment... The provision of air quality mitigation equipment to residential, recreational, or educational facilities that will measurably improve air quality... Programs to provide urban forests or green space within an impacted area...
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Property Tax Levy 2023 (and a few words about sex trafficking)

Commissioners, It’s with an increasingly heavy heart I take in your  discussion of the Property Tax Levy every year now. Despite your claims to be the most progressive commission ever, the tax levy is evidence that your relationship with the cities under the flight path, especially fence line communities like Des Moines, is steadily becoming