Background
What will Island County look like in 2045? That is the question Island County’s next comprehensive plan will be answering. By 2045, Island County is anticipated to have 102,639 residents, that is more than 15,000 new residents.
A comprehensive plan guides growth over a 20-year period and determines how and where growth will occur. The goals and policies in a comprehensive plan should reflect a communities’ values.
Island County’s Comprehensive Plan update is due by December 31, 2025. Throughout 2024 we will be asking for feedback to inform the update process. Share your thoughts and help shape how our community will grow.
No prior experience is needed – you don’t need to be an expert in comprehensive plans to speak up. Maybe you are brand new to Island County, or maybe you are a lifelong resident, either way - we want to hear from you!
CLIMATE
Island County is well under way with developing the Climate Resiliency Sub Element for the 2025 Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update.
Scroll through the Island County Climate Element Resiliency Explorer StoryMap to learn more about the Climate Element work done to date.
The Island County Planning and Community Development Department will hold three workshops to discuss the Climate Resiliency Sub Element for the 2025 Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update. Representatives from a variety of organizations and industries have been invited to participate in the workshops including environmental groups, builders, tribes, social services, NASWI, and economic development.
The public is invited to listen in and observe the workshops; there will be a chance for the public to provide written comments to inform the process.
- Sea-level Rise: October 21, 2024, 1 – 3:30 PM
- Groundwater: October 29, 2024, 1 – 3:30 PM
- Heat: November 1, 2024, 10 AM – 12:30 PM
The workshops will be held in-person at the Coupeville Rec Hall, located at 901 NW Alexander St, Coupeville, WA 98239.
Provide comments below on what impacts you are seeing in your community or policy suggestions to make Island County more resilient.
GENERAL COMMENTS
Q&A
Q&A
Staff will be reviewing and answering questions every Friday.