Engaging the Public in the Periodic Update

Snohomish’s public engagement strategy for its Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update was creative and innovative, with a relatively low budget. It also resulted in a plan that received community buy-off and a successful adoption. Learn more about the strategy, including which methods were most successful, and how input was tracked and reported back to the public.

PSRC has developed an equitable engagement guide for the comprehensive planning process. This guide includes four recommendations for conducting equitable engagement: identify communities most impacted, develop public engagement goals and outcomes, establish meaningful relationships and remove barriers to engagement. Each of these considerations includes an explanation, strategies to carry out engagement, and questions to consider.

Cost: Members – $30 | Non-Members – $40 | Students – Free

CM Information:
This CM is approved for 1 CM; Activity #9326188.

Register Today

Meet the Speakers:

Brooke Eidem, AICP
Community Development Director

Brooke worked for the City of Snohomish for 18 years, starting at the permit counter and working her way up to Planning Director. She got her BS in Urban Planning from Arizona State University, and she also has a certificate in GIS. She has two awesome kids and likes to quilt in whatever spare time she can find.

Noah P. Boggess, AICP
Senior Public Engagement Specialist

Noah has worked at the Puget Sound Regional Council for six years, serving as an Associate Planner before transitioning to leading the agency’s engagement efforts. He holds a BA in Public Policy and an MA in Sustainable Urban Development from DePaul University and Chicago. He lives in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood and spends as much time outside as possible with his wife and daughter.