2008 Woodie Awards
City forums to discuss Comprehensive Plan
Erin Bowen
Issue date: 10/12/07 Section: Community
The 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update continues to progress, yet is in need of volunteers to facilitate public forums that will be held in November.
Last updated in 1998, the Comprehensive Plan will examine where the city needs to improve, grow or remain the same, according to Vice Mayor Prue Dana.
"We need to consider whether we are where we want to be or if we want to be at a different place," Dana said.
The November public forums will give people a way of voicing their opinions, Dana said, about areas such as housing, transportation, economic development, parks and recreational facilities.
"We want to make sure nobody can say they didn't know what was going on," Dana said.
Following the official kickoff meeting Sept. 26, City Planner Kathy Dale said a 19-member steering committee was formed to work with ACP Visioning & Planning, a planning firm from Columbus, Ohio.
The 19 members represent as many entities as possible, Dana said. Representatives hail from the city of Oxford, the Family Resource Center, the planning commission, the historic and architectural preservation commission and the Butler County Chamber of Commerce, among others.
Former Oxford Mayor Betty Quantz, a candidate in the upcoming city council race, is a member of the steering committee. Quantz, who chaired the last Comprehensive Plan update in 1998, said she is delighted to be re-nominated to assist the city during this process.
"The steering committee has only met once so far," Quantz said. "In our first meeting, we listened to the ACP consultant, discussed the upcoming process and brainstormed about ideas."
Dale said the two groups are working together to prepare the updated document. Currently, ACP is in the process of collecting background data on the city in areas such as population and land consumption, according to Dale.
The main focus of the Comprehensive Plan will be the series of public forums in November. According to Dale, the first round of forums will occur Nov. 12 and 14. Dale said volunteer facilitators would moderate these forums.
Last updated in 1998, the Comprehensive Plan will examine where the city needs to improve, grow or remain the same, according to Vice Mayor Prue Dana.
"We need to consider whether we are where we want to be or if we want to be at a different place," Dana said.
The November public forums will give people a way of voicing their opinions, Dana said, about areas such as housing, transportation, economic development, parks and recreational facilities.
"We want to make sure nobody can say they didn't know what was going on," Dana said.
Following the official kickoff meeting Sept. 26, City Planner Kathy Dale said a 19-member steering committee was formed to work with ACP Visioning & Planning, a planning firm from Columbus, Ohio.
The 19 members represent as many entities as possible, Dana said. Representatives hail from the city of Oxford, the Family Resource Center, the planning commission, the historic and architectural preservation commission and the Butler County Chamber of Commerce, among others.
Former Oxford Mayor Betty Quantz, a candidate in the upcoming city council race, is a member of the steering committee. Quantz, who chaired the last Comprehensive Plan update in 1998, said she is delighted to be re-nominated to assist the city during this process.
"The steering committee has only met once so far," Quantz said. "In our first meeting, we listened to the ACP consultant, discussed the upcoming process and brainstormed about ideas."
Dale said the two groups are working together to prepare the updated document. Currently, ACP is in the process of collecting background data on the city in areas such as population and land consumption, according to Dale.
The main focus of the Comprehensive Plan will be the series of public forums in November. According to Dale, the first round of forums will occur Nov. 12 and 14. Dale said volunteer facilitators would moderate these forums.
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