Land Use Map meeting - Monday night - be there or be disenfranchised/confused.

Join RADO and RAP and the Planning Department for an informational meeting on Future Land Use changes on Monday, August 18th at 7pm in Bettinger Hall at Riverside Presbyterian Church.

In their words,

“The Planning and Development Department is updating the City’s Comprehensive Plan, including the Future Land Use Map. This map helps to guide growth and development in the City.

Land Use is a general vision for the way residents would like to see their city develop. Decisions about Land Use should consider such questions as:

· What type of community do you want to live in?

· What type of amenities, such as transit, or park space, do you want near your home?

· Is your neighborhood urban, mixed-use and pedestrian oriented or rural?

In the Land Use planning process these broad statements are translated into a map to produce a visual representation of the intended development pattern for the City.”

This is a complex and extremely important policy process. If you care about the shape of your city, and have strong feelings about the way it ought to look, and what ought to be preserved, you must get involved in this process.

If you have any questions about why you should care about this meeting, please ask. There aren’t enough opportunities for citizens to express their opinions about development practices. This is one of them.

See you there.

PS. I can't guarantee that if you come to the meeting you will be less disenfranchised or less confused as the Comp. Plan change process unfolds, but at least you'll have more of a fightin' chance than you would otherwise.