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■ Youth Ambassador: Leveraging relationships and school district champions,this <br /> engagement option selects youth ambassadors across the County to rally their <br /> peers in participation for the comprehensive plan update. <br /> • Online Surveys:The project will have two public surveys tied with in-person engagement events <br /> to provide various ways to participate. <br /> o Survey 1: Crafting Kittitas' Future: focused on engaging the public to inform focus areas <br /> for the comprehensive plan and climate element engaging in visioning and high-level <br /> policies. <br /> o Survey 2: Community Priorities Survey: Following the first survey,the second survey will <br /> fine tune community priorities heard through the engagement process and dial in <br /> specifics to inform implementation and actions. <br /> • Stakeholder Interviews (Virtual or In-Person): Listening-posts (sessions)—we could set up shop <br /> while we are in town on various days and have our formal engagement meeting but also have a <br /> time where we are at a local coffee shop or watering hole where people can come talk to us or <br /> we set up interviews with key stakeholders, so they feel heard through this process. <br /> • "Roadshow"Series:These in-person community open house events are pop-up engagement <br /> opportunities in specific communities, spread countywide, to best engage local populations <br /> meeting them where they are. There are two key points in the project to participate during <br /> these roadshow events. <br /> 1. Roadshow 1: Crafting Kittitas'Future: Paired with survey 1, this roadshow event will <br /> focus on engaging the public in high level policy,visioning, and thoughts on the future of <br /> Kittitas County. We will utilize the existing conditions data to convey where Kittitas is <br /> today and could be tomorrow. We will utilize maps, activity boards, and more to gather <br /> information and feedback to inform the plan's policies. <br /> 2. Roadshow 2: What we've heard and what's next?Following the first roadshow and <br /> survey results we will refine policies and goals to align with public feedback. Roadshow <br /> 2, focuses on community priorities, confirming, denying, or altering through activities, <br /> discussions, and mapping exercises. <br /> The following communities will have community focused pop-up events two key points in the <br /> project: <br /> o Vantage <br /> o Cle Elum <br /> o Snoqualmie <br /> o Ellensburg <br /> o Easton (subarea plan) <br /> • Planning Commission virtual updates: at key points in the project, we will provide updates to <br /> the Planning Commission for discussion and participation.The following key points in the <br /> project have been identified: <br /> o Apri12025: Existing conditions,vision and engagement summaries following Roadshow 1 <br /> and survey 1. <br /> Kittitas County 2026 Periodic Update—Public Participation Program 6 <br />