Editor's note: This brief has been updated to include that the 251-acre tract of the new urban growth area is in Farmersville. It has also been updated to include that Lancaster Log Cabins owns an ...

OLYMPIA — The state Department of Commerce is seeking comments by June 11 on its new Urban Growth Areas Guidebook, with updated guidance designed to help communities accommodate and plan for growth.

Editor's note: This brief has been updated to include that the 251-acre tract of the new urban growth area is in Farmersville. It has also been updated to include that Lancaster Log Cabins owns an ...

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Proposals to change Washington County's Urban Growth Area and housing density in some areas were among issues the Washington County Planning Commission heard about Monday evening during a public ...

Will Vancouver, Ridgefield, Camas and other cities in Clark County need more land to meet the demand for housing, jobs, and commercial and retail development? How much should their urban growth area ...

MALTBY — Two urban growth proposals failed last month as Snohomish County Council attempted to balance the need for increased housing with protecting open space. On Dec. 18, county council member ...

Two urban chickens waiting to get fed in a backyard. There are only 450 acres of active and potential farmland in Olympia, including in its Urban Growth Area, according to the Thurston Conservation ...