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Welcome!

The Muckleshoot Planning Commission and Planning Department are thrilled to announce that the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe is embarking on a significant endeavor to update its Comprehensive Plan. The Muckleshoot Reservation is a special place to many in our community. Over the next year we will be conducting events to hear your concerns, ideas, and vision as members of the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe for the future of this area. This website is your portal to all information related to the Comprehensive Plan Update, including news, upcoming meetings, and project documents. Tribal members will be able to provide input and feedback.

Help shape the future of our community! Answer just a few quick questions here: https://bit.ly/MuckleshootSurvey

We look forward to hearing from you!

Why is this important?

Updating the Comprehensive Plan will provide an important opportunity to understand the land use, environmental, transportation, and social issues that the community faces, and allow Tribal leaders and community members to develop policies and strategies to effectively address key challenges and opportunities.

The Comprehensive Plan will capture the essence of our community, incorporate the unique natural attributes of our lands, and integrate our knowledge and traditions with smart growth principles for better connected and integrated neighborhoods. It will also include strategies for addressing challenges that come with growth and the demand for land.

Stay Involved!

Visit the Community Center, the Health and Wellness Center, or the Elders Complex to answer three short questions. Just use the sticky dots provided on the poster boards. Questions will be posted at the Tribal College and Muckleshoot Tribal School in January.

The project team will provide multiple opportunities for community members to participate throughout the next year. For more information on when and how to join in, make sure to check back here regularly.

FAQs

The following questions were raised by the community about the Comprehensive Plan project. The Project Team has added responses and will update this page with additional questions/responses as necessary during the project. Please check this page regularly for updates.

A Comprehensive Plan is a tool used to guide development and decisions within the community. It provides specific policies and requirements for land use corresponding to different areas of the Reservation. The document is a roadmap for where housing and businesses may be located, and where investments for transportation, parks, utilities, and other assets need to be made.

Updating the Comprehensive Plan provides an opportunity to review existing policies to ensure they still make sense for the Muckleshoot community, and to write new policies that reflect current priorities. The Muckleshoot Indian Tribe's Comprehensive Plan was last updated in 2008.

The updated Comprehensive Plan will include chapters on the following:

  • Culture and Character
  • Land use
  • Housing
  • Natural Environment
  • Transportation
  • Parks, Recreation, and Community Events
  • Utilities
  • Economic Development

The Muckleshoot Reservation Comprehensive Plan is being led by the Muckleshoot Planning Department at the direction of the Planning Commission and Tribal Council. The Project Team is made up of Tribal staff and consultants. In 2023, the Tribe hired MIG to lead the Comprehensive Plan Phase II project. MIG is a planning, environmental, design, and engagement firm from Seattle.

The Muckleshoot Reservation Comprehensive Plan project is anticipated to be completed in 2025. Check back to see the Schedule page for detailed information on each of the four project phases.

Community involvement is vital to this project. There will be multiple opportunities for community members to participate both in-person and online. The Project Team has prepared a detailed Tribal Outreach Implementation Plan (TOIP) that includes engagement goals and metrics to ensure broad participation. Over the course of the two-year process, the Project Team will ensure that there is wide community agreement on the vision, goals, projects, and components included in the updated plan.

Help shape the future of our community! Answer just a few quick questions here: https://bit.ly/MuckleshootSurvey