This month's newsletter includes:

President’s Corner | Celebrating Conference Season

If you're heading to the Annual Conference in Vancouver, join us on October 9 for our Annual Meeting. Click below for a quick survey to help us with 2028 conference planning.

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Student Scholarship Auction is Coming Up on Thursday, October 8

A reminder about the Student Scholarship Silent Auction, which will be held on Thursday, October 8 during the reception portion of this year’s APA WA Chapter annual conference in Vancouver, starting at 6:00 PM. The Chapter’s goal is to raise $9,000 to support student scholarships.

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Continuing Education Opportunities – October + November 2026

Fall is in full swing! Keep scrolling to explore upcoming opportunities to earn CM credits this October and November beyond the APA Washington Conference. This month’s lineup features a mix of national and regional topics, with free online sessions covering everything from historic preservation and federal planning to transit-oriented development and design thinking.

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Share Your Input: 2027 Legislative Priorities Survey

If you took this year’s Member Survey already, thank you very much! We have a second short survey on another topic on which we’d like to get your input: the chapter’s legislative priorities.

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Congratulations to Our Newly Elected Chapter and Section Officers!

National APA recently certified this year’s election results for open positions at the Chapter and Section levels. Thank you to everyone who nominated themselves for these positions. We appreciate your commitment to the Washington Chapter and your Sections and look forward to working with you in the coming years!

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Photo Spotlight

Last month, city and county planning managers and directors gathered in Chelan for the annual Planning Directors’ Conference, organized by AWC and WASAC. A handful of APA WA board members attended.

From left to right: Brad Medrud, South Section President; Chad Eiken, Past President; Heather Wright, incoming President-Elect; Jason Greenspan, Secretary; and Evan Maxim, Treasurer.

Calling all Photographers!

The new APA WA website is coming soon, and we're looking for eye-catching images to help tell the story of planning in Washington.

Have a photo that showcases your community, a successful planning effort, or meaningful public engagement? Share it with us!

Email submissions: [email protected]

Requirements:

Minimum 2600 px wide
Minimum 600 px high
Available for public use without licensing restrictions

Help us add color, character, and a local touch to the new website!

Sponsorship Corner

If They Know What We Build, They Can Plan for It

WMHA, Pacific Homes Direct and Cavco Millersburg (Palm Harbor Homes) to exhibit 391 square foot Cottage ADU at the 2026 APA Conference in Vancouver!

Manufactured housing in the Pacific Northwest has a story to tell, and one of the most important audiences may not be our customers!

It is the Washington State planners, building officials, inspectors, policymakers, lenders, developers, and elected officials making decisions about how and where tomorrow’s housing will be built. Our industry has often met these professionals across a permit counter, during a code dispute, or after a zoning ordinance has already been written. By then, we are explaining ourselves from a defensive position. We should be in the room much earlier.

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