Let’s build the neighborhood we need, together

Posted 7 hours ago 19 0 0

County Commission voted “no” on the Gill proposal and “yes” to a neighborhood plan so that we can build the neighborhood we need. First, we want to thank the Gills for opening this conversation and for their desire to...

What’s next with the Gills’ proposal?

Posted September 23, 2020 81 0 0

The Gills’ request to rezone 74 acres of rural land in order to build housing in Northern South Park is a generous gesture. This proposal gives our community a real opportunity to address the values of our Comprehensive Plan: ecosystem...

Let’s put the community back in our Comp Plan

Posted September 14, 2020 141 0 0

Let’s put the community back in our Comp Plan Our community created our Comprehensive Plan – the foundational guiding document for local decision-making – to help us become the community we want to be. The Comp Plan basically...

Wastewater planning needed first

Posted September 10, 2020 161 0 0

Northern South Park has recently become the proposed site for nearly 1,000 new houses, each of which will need connection to water and sewer. Before we can even begin to analyze their value to our community, we must first ask if we can absorb...

What’s in a neighborhood plan?

Posted August 20, 2020 319 0 0

Neighborhood planning in a nutshell While neighborhood planning may be new to our community, it certainly isn’t new to the profession of planning. The idea of neighborhood planning traces back many years, has been formalized since at least...