Easton Sub Area Plan
Kittitas County and the Easton community are endeavoring to create a new subarea plan. The general boundary for the plan is anticipated to be the commercial land uses around Exist 71 on Highway 90.
Easton Subarea Plan Timeline
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Spring 2025 – Kittitas County will engage with the community regarding future vision for the area to ensure this plan focuses on a community-based approach to planning. The County will also collect data on existing conditions.
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Summer 2025 – Kittitas County will review early engagement, data and future trends and establish a draft plan to present to the community for feedback.
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Fall 2025 – The County will hold several meetings with the Easton community to review the draft plan. This is anticipated to take a few months to give the community time for review and provide feedback.
What is a subarea plan?
A subarea plan for a community is a detailed, localized planning document that focuses on a specific geographic area. The geographic area is a usually a concentrated pocket of commercial, housing, and other services that are relied upon by the immediate population in the vicinity. The subarea plan typically explores opportunities in land use and economic development for the purpose of creating a self-sustaining community. The subarea plan typically also explores the feasibility of potential land uses through utility and infrastructure capabilities.
Why create a subarea plan?
A subarea plan is a tool to help that community start establishing long term goals and actions to ensure prosperity for future generations. The subarea plan can help with three key planning efforts:
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Communicate future needs or goals to the County, future property owners, and agencies,
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Assist with funding efforts, help seek grants, and efficiently use available resources, and
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Inventory existing facilities and land uses to start improving existing conditions overtime.