Thurston County commissioners holding public hearing on proposed agriculture code changes

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On Tuesday, Jan. 16, the Thurston County Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing to accept comments on proposed agriculture code changes revolving around revised definitions for agricultural uses, increasing flexibility for long-term agriculture and clarifying language and standards for agritourism, according to a news release.

The public hearing will be held at The Atrium, located at 3000 Pacific Ave. SE, suite 110, in Olympia beginning at 3:30 p.m. For more information on the proposed changes, visit http://www.thurstonag.org/

For those unable to attend in person, written comments can be mailed to Thurston County Senior Planner Maya Teeple at 3000 Pacific Ave. SE, suite 100, Olympia, or emailed to Teeple at maya.teeple@co.thurston.wa.us



Written comments are due no later than noon on Tuesday, Jan. 16.  Additionally, the public hearing will also be streamed on Zoom. For the Zoom link, visit http://tinyurl.com/knruvfuw

For disability accommodations, call the reasonable accommodation coordinator at least three days prior to the public hearing at 360-786-5440.