Join us as we define our community's future and Connect
West Plains!
Watch this brief video to learn about the project!
WHAT IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND WHY SHOULD IT MATTER TO ME?
At its core, a comprehensive plan is a vision for the future of a community. Comprehensive plans are created by and for the community to record shared goals and desires that determine what their city will look like and how it will function in the future.
A comprehensive plan examines what a community is, where it came from, and crafts a coordinated road map for the future. This road map guides the growth and development of the community for the next 10 to 20 years, and is revisited to ensure its relevance.
Comprehensive plans are not zoning; they are policy documents that focus on topics like land use, transportation, parks and recreation, economic development, and more.
WHAT DOES THE PLANNING PROCESS LOOK LIKE?
The planning process will take approximately ten months and consist of five primary phases: from Discover, where a baseline understanding of West Plains is developed, to Engage where the community shares their voice, to Plan and Refine when the actual road map for the future of topics like development, connectivity, and housing are recorded, to Implement when the new comprehensive plan is put to work.
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DISCOVER
ENGAGE
PLAN
REFINE
IMPLEMENT
November 2022 - January 2023
January 2023 - February 2023
April 2023 - May 2023
May 2023 - July 2023
August 2023 and onwards
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROCESS?
Understand West Plains' current state
Gather feedback from the people that know and love West Plains best
Define West Plains' assets and challenges
Prioritize goals and strategies to help West Plains achieve its vision
Develop consensus around the vision for West Plains' future
Embolden West Plains with a clear implementation plan based on input from the community
GET INVOLVED... HERE'S HOW.
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
Dustin Harrison
Zoning Administrator
City of West Plains
dustin.harrison@westplains.gov
417.256.7176