COUNCIL GOALS AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

 

HIGHEST PRIORITY

 

Revised           8.   Advisory Board Review of Comprehensive Plan

 

Description: Initiate review and revision of the 2000 Comprehensive Plan.

 

February 28, 2005 Status: New Goal.

 

May 9, 2005 Status: No action to date.  Process will begin in Fall 2005.

 

September 12, 2005 Status: We recommend that this work be deferred until 2006 because of staffing shortages and workload challenges.

 

November 21, 2005 Status: No change in status.

 

February 13, 2006 Status: Town Council directed staff to begin a process for revising the Comprehensive Plan. Staff will be discussing a possible process for Town advisory board review of the Plan’s Goals and Objectives with the Planning Board on February 21, 2006.

 

May 8, 2006 Status: The Planning Board reviewed and approved a process for advisory board review of the Comprehensive Plan on February 21, 2006. Staff prepared review materials and distributed to advisory boards in April 2006.

 

September 11, 2006 Status: On August 15, 2006 the Planning Board reviewed comments and suggestions for potential revisions, modifications and additions to the Comprehensive Plan.

 

November 6, 2006 Status: On October 23, 2006, the Planning Board presented a report of the review undertaken by boards and commissions. The Council directed staff to prepare a follow-up report outlining ways to address the review suggestions and incorporate them into the plan.

 

Products to Be Produced and Timetable

 

February 12, 2007 Status: On November 20, 2006, the Council resolved to direct staff to draft revisions to each chapter of the Comprehensive Plan and for the Planning Board to review and make recommendations to the Council on the draft revisions. We estimate completion in fall 2007 with a public hearing before year end.