Tag: Puget Sound Regional Council

REGIONAL FOOD POLICY COUNCIL THIRD YEAR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

November 12th, 2013

The Regional Food Policy Council (RFPC), which is housed at the Puget Sound Regional Council and which I sponsored and Chair, has now completed its third year of work. During this year, the RFPC issued five ‘policy blueprints’ designed to help local governments advance local food work, organized a Food Economy Summit, completed reports on […]

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Posted: November 12th, 2013 under Food Policy.
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A WEEK IN REGIONAL POLICY

October 4th, 2012

Councilmembers have a lot of responsibilities at City Hall – serving on and Chairing Committees, writing legislation, responding to constituents and handling complaints, thinking, writing, and talking with each other about major issues, and so forth.  But we also have specific responsibilities in the region – most of us serve on several regional entities, and […]

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Posted: October 4th, 2012 under Government.
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REGION AGREES TO CREATE FOOD POLICY COUNCIL

December 7th, 2010

We have achieved a significant new milestone in our campaign for healthy, local food!  The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC), the regional planning body for King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties, has agreed to form a Regional Food Policy Council (RFPC) as a working group under the PSRC umbrella.  The RFPC “partners with community, business, […]

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Posted: December 7th, 2010 under Budget and Economic Development, Food Policy, Planning and Land Use.
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