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Snoqualmie Valley/Northeast King County Subarea Plan <br />Public Review Draft — Reader's Guide <br />Chapter 1: Introduction <br />The introduction to the subarea plan explains why King County is planning for the future of <br />Snoqualmie Valley and Northeast King County. It also explains the central role of equity and <br />social justice in the plan ("The ultimate goal of the Subarea Plan is to make real, equitable <br />improvements to the quality of life for everyone who lives, works, and plays in Snoqualmie <br />Valley/Northeast King County"). <br />The chapter then summarizes past community planning efforts, including the Snoqualmie Valley <br />Community Plan, Fall City Subarea Plan, and amendments to the Fall City Subarea Plan. It <br />explains directions in the King County Comprehensive Plan to do subarea planning at <br />Snoqualmie Pass and to do a land use and zoning study for the Snoqualmie Interchange. <br />It includes a brief description of the Community Needs List process that King County began in <br />2022. That process is associated with, but separate from, this plan. <br />It then describes the Subarea Plan chapters (except for the Introduction, Vision and Guiding <br />Principles, and Community Description), which are arranged as follows: <br />• Background and context <br />• Community priorities and needs <br />• Policies <br />The chapter finishes with an explanation of what equity and social justice mean to King County. <br />The county is committed to being... <br />• Inclusive and collaborative <br />• Diverse and people focused <br />• Responsive and adaptive <br />• Transparent and accountable <br />• Racially just <br />• Focused upstream and where needs are greatest <br />Chapter 2: Community engagement, vision, and guiding principles <br />County planners developed the community vision and guiding principles based on community <br />input received during development of two documents: the Community Needs List and the <br />Snoqualmie Valley/Northeast King County Subarea Plan. The community vision is a forward - <br />looking statement of how the community wants to be over the next 20 years. <br />Questions? AskLocalServices@kingcounty.gov J 206-477-3800 <br />