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Continued Discussion and Guidance on the Draft 2026 Comprehensive Plan
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PURPOSE:
To continue the Town Council's review of the draft 2026 Comprehensive Plan and receive feedback and guidance regarding proposed revisions and any additional analysis needed before the plan advances to consideration for adoption.
KEY QUESTIONS:
1. What feedback and guidance does the Town Council wish to provide regarding the three remaining topics identified in Attachment 01?
2. Are there any additional revisions the Town Council would like to have incorporated into the Draft 2026 Comprehensive Plan?
3. Should the next discussion be another work session or a meeting?
a. The first option would mean that the Town Council would like to review the updated document in a work session before moving toward adoption.
b. The second option would mean that the Town Council is ready to move toward adoption when receiving the updated draft.
BACKGROUND SUMMARY:
The Comprehensive Plan is the Town's long-range policy document guiding land use, transportation, economic development, parks and recreation, public facilities and infrastructure, and environmental sustainability. The Draft 2026 Comprehensive Plan represents a comprehensive update to the Comprehensive Plan that was adopted in 2016, with minor modifications in 2020.
The Planning Commission draft reflects extensive input from the community, boards and commission, and Town staff, with final decisions on content made by the Planning Commission. It incorporates significant changes that have occurred during the past decade, including but not limited to the repeal of the Maple Avenue Commercial (MAC) zoning district, completion of major capital projects and emergence of new projects, establishment of the Department of Economic Development, and adoption of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan. It also incorporated some of the thinking that was developed during the multi-year Code Create process to update the Town'...
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