The planning commission welcomes you to attend our meetings, which are always open to the public! These are where we discuss, deliberate, and make recommendations to the city council regarding the future of our town.
We have regular meetings four times a year, on the first Wednesdays of February, May, August, and November.
Here is the revised version with the year added:
The Palouse Planning Commission has not yet determined meeting dates for 2026, as a quorum is not currently available. Please check back for updates.
If you want the year placed differently or the wording adjusted for a formal notice, just let me know.
In addition, we often have special meetings or continued meetings – look for announcements on the city’s email listserv for these. From time to time, we also conduct public hearings which are announced by email and in the Whitman County Gazette. The meetings and hearings are almost always held at Palouse City Hall, 120 E Main Street.
The Palouse planning commission is established by the Municipal Code under 17.04.110 “Planning Commission” as a 7-position body, with members appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council. The members must be current residents within the city limits. Our duties are to “…investigate, review, and make recommendations to the city council on the creation, adoption, and/or revision of a comprehensive plan, and to investigate, make recommendations, and report to the city council on matters relating to land use planning and zoning which the council may from time to time submit…” (Palouse Municipal Code section 17.04.110 E. “Duties”) We often have vacant positions; if you are interested in serving on the planning commission please contact city hall.
Thank you, and we hope to see you soon!
Current Members:
- Position 1: vacant
- Position 2: vacant
- Position 3: vacant
- Position 4: Claire Echanove (Vice Chair)
- Position 5: vacant
- Position 6: Taylor Weech
- Position 7: Bob Barry
