Economic Development Element Public Review Draft

On October 25, 2023, the Planning Commission completed their initial review of the Economic Development Element of the Comprehensive Plan. The resulting draft is now available for public review. Proposed amendments to the Economic Development Element are shown in strikeout/underline format. Text that is proposed to be deleted is struck out and new text is underlined. An example is provided below.

Original Text: The Economic Development Element is one piece of the Comprehensive Plan.

Strikeout/Underline: The Economic Development Element is one piece the fifth element of the Mercer Island Comprehensive Plan.

Clean Amended Text: The Economic Development Element is the fifth element of the Mercer Island Comprehensive Plan.

The public review draft of the Utilities Element is available here.

Members of the public may submit written comments or questions on the Economic Development Element to comp.plan@mercerisland.gov.

Please note that the Planning Commission will have several additional rounds of review of the element later in the update process, as outlined under the next steps below.

1. There might be additional changes to the Economic Development Element for the Planning Commission to consider during the Comprehensive Plan update. These additional changes would be related to ensuring consistency with the other elements of the Comprehensive Plan. Discussion of these possible amendments will take place when the Planning Commission takes up these topics later during the update process.
2. Spring 2024 – A Community Open House will be held to gather public input on the overall comprehensive plan update. Following the Open House, the Planning Commission will have the opportunity for another “touch” on the Economic Development Element during a comprehensive plan update “tune up” meeting.
3. Early Summer 2024 - After the “tune up” meeting, the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the overall comprehensive plan update. This will include a review of the Economic Development Element before making a recommendation to the City Council.