# Tenino City Planning Commission Meeting 09/22/2026


**Body:** City Of Tenino
**Date:** September 21, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding


Tenino city meeting, September 22, 2026 (the metadata identifies the Planning Commission, while the transcript describes a regular City meeting and includes budget and committee reports). Officials reviewed a preliminary 2027 budget, emphasizing that revenue and expenditure estimates remain incomplete. Proposed general-fund revenues are about $334,000 below the prior-year budget, largely because a one-time $200,000 property-sale receipt is not projected to recur. The discussion also covered approximately $211,000 in debt repayment, additional interest costs, possible use of future property-sale proceeds for debt reduction or reserves, and anticipated increases in insurance and street-lighting costs. Officials discussed water-rate increases and possible future changes to sewer billing, but no rate decision was recorded.

No contract award or procurement vote was identified. The city has received an initial sheriff’s proposal for police services and use of the police-station building; following legal advice, it asked the sheriff to separate the service contract from the building lease, and is preparing the building, including arranging floor cleaning. A sidewalk project remained in a regional grant-prioritization process with no proposed cuts, pending final approval by TRPC. The city also discussed a draft agreement with the school district for a public safety officer, which is under attorney review, and upcoming permits for a school emergency-power project. Officials said they would seek clarification on allowable uses of affordable-housing tax revenue; no spending action was taken.

**Source:** City Of Tenino