Local Government
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Local Governments are a tessellated and sometimes overlapping collection of local public institutions that govern local Land Use and Infrastructure. These jurisdictions are delegated powers by the Province (in Canada) or State (in the USA). Some jurisdictions are "general purpose governments" such as Counties or Regional Districts or Municipalities which manage the unique needs of Urban populations. These share space with a variety of "special purpose governments" or Special Districts provide for narrower purposes, such as facilitation of trade (ports), management of natural resources (conservation districts), or management of infrastructure (utility districts or flood and drainage districts).
Local Governments are broadly responsible for governing Land Use, Transportation infrastructure, and their Regulation and thus have tremendous effects on the health and evolution of the bioregion. Local government pages are defined in the wiki as Workgroups (groups of people with a common aim). Local government Categories can be used to describe how workgroups, products or efforts are focused on the domain of a local government. This means the platform has two overlaping and complementary ways to describe a geography. We have a system of Place categories that describe ecological boundaries of regions and catchments, and we also have a nested set of specific areas organized in the Category:Jurisdiction.
Counties and Districts
Counties and Regions are subdivisions of states and provinces, respectively, established with a wide range of authorities.
Municipalities
Municipalities are incorporated within a County or Region to meet the needs of urbanized communities.
Special Districts
Special districts are established both in states and provinces to complement general purpose local governments.
- Conservation Districts
- French Slough Flood Control District
- Island Conservation Corps
- Islands Trust
- Mason Conservation District (MCD)
- North Olympic Development Council
- Port of Everett
- Public Ports
- San Juan Island Conservation District
- Seattle Public Utilities
- Snohomish Conservation District
- Snoqualmie Valley Watershed Improvement District
- Special Purpose Districts
- Thurston Conservation District
- Whatcom Conservation District
Pages Associated with Local Governments
The following pages use the 'Local' category (however pages may also use a variety of sub-categories under local found on the right.)
- AWC 2021 home rule in washington counties and cities
- A Road Map to Washington's Future
- City of Olympia 2021 SEPA DNS shoreline management program update
- Category:County
- Category:District
- King County Agricultural Drainage Assistance Program (ADAP)
- King County Farm Preservation Program (FPP)
- King County Flood Control District Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CWM)
- Kitsap County Regional Shoreline Restoration Project
- LBC 1988 review of special purpose districts
- MRSC 2003 special districts in washington
- Category:Municipality
- File:Olympia 2019 stormwater management program plan.pdf
- Peak Sustainability 2023 Riparian Buffer Incentives Survey
- Schlenger 2021 deschutes freshwater restoration priorities
- Snoqualmie Fish, Farm & Flood Initiative
- Category:Special District
- WDFW 2023 riparian critical areas checklist
Local Sub-Categories
Generally categories are established for Counties (USA) and Districts (Canada) as a matter of practice, but municipal categories are created based on need.
