Annual Work Program
Project Updates
Comprehensive Plan Revision
| COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REVIEW AND REVISION |
PLANNING COMMISSION
- Provide overall supervision of the comprehensive planning process.
- Decide on appropriate Ad Hoc Committee structure to involve interested
citizens in the ongoing development of the plan. Decide on appropriate
structure to involve Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Radford and Virginia
Tech in the ongoing development of the plan.
- Review and comment on Planning Consultants reports and analysis.
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
- Support work of Planning Commission and Planning Consultant.
- Complete development of "Plan Elements".
- Continue planning education / public outreach (mailing lists, news releases,
newsletters, webpage, speakers, etc.) to keep citizens informed and involved
in the comprehensive planning process.
PLANNING CONSULTANT (Herd Planning & Design)
- Complete "Coordination of Comprehensive Plan with other County
plans" research and report.
- Complete "15.2-2232 Review" research and report.
- Complete "Review and Coordination with other Comprehensive Plans
(Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Radford, Virginia Tech)" research and
report.
- Complete "Public / Private Lands for Conservation" research
and report.
- Complete "Cash Proffers" research
- Complete "Land Use Designations" research.
- Begin "Land Use Designations" map
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DATE
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DEPARTMENTAL ACTION/ PROJECT DESCRIPTION & CHANGES
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| June, 2002 |
Staff met with consultant via speakerphone to prepare for June 27th public
meeting. Held sucessful June 27th public meeting (43 in attendance) on Review
and Coordination of Other Local Comprehensive Plans (Blacksburg, Christiansburg,
Radford, Virginia Tech). Began preparing report of this meeting. Also facilitated
consultant meeting with agricultural and extension representatives to discuss
agricultural and forestry issues. Continuing work on demographic and agricultural
information for plan review. |
| May, 2002 |
Staff met with consultant via speakerphone. Researching and submitting requested
information to consultant in preparation for next public meeting scheduled
for June 27th. Working on demographic information for plan revision. |
| April, 2002 |
Consultant completed reports on coordination of Comprehensive Plan with
other County Plans (Capital Budet, Economic Development, Schools, Library,
and PSA) and on 15.2.-2232 Review Process. Consultant made presentations on
these reports to county staff and the general public. Consultant met with
representatives from Virginia Tech, Blacksburg Planning, and Christiansburg
Planning to begin work on coordination of County Comprehensive Plan with their
Comprehensive Plans. Working on demographic information for plan revision. |
| March, 2002 |
Provided information to consultant for report on coordination of Comp Plan
with other County plans. Public meeting on this topic scheduled for April
25th. Working on demographic information for plan revision. |
| February, 2002 |
Staff met with consultant via speakerphone. Scheduled four public meetings
with consultant during 2002. |
| January, 2002 |
Submitted county plans and documents to consultant. |
| December, 2001 |
Gathering county plans ansd documents for consultant |
| November, 2001 |
Executed contract with Herd Planning & Design. Presented status report on
revision process to Board of Supervisors. |
| October, 2001 |
Working to execute contract with Herd Plannig & Design |
| September, 2001 |
Board of Supervisors approved $93,075 in funding. Working to excute contract
with Herd Planning & Design. |
| July-August, 2001 |
Developd scope of work with Herd Planning & Design; awaiting funding approval
from Board of Supervisors |
| June, 2001 |
Selected top planning consultant and began contract negotiations. |
| May, 2001 |
Prepared summary information on input received from first round of public
meetings and mail-in surveys. Put out request for Proposal (RFP) to hire planning
consultant Made presentation to Economic Development Commission |
| April, 2001 |
Interviewed the four planning consultant teams who responded to the Request
for Proposal (RFP); Distributed summary information on input received from
first roudn of public meetings and mail-in survey as part of the Planning
Commission's Quarterly Report. |
| March, 2001 |
Produced presentation materials for the public/ community meetings. Held
first round of four (4) public meetings (Mt. Tabor, Prices Fork, Riner, and
Shawsville) to receive citizen input into the revision of the Comprehensive
Plan. Sent draft Request for Proposal (RFP) to hire planning consultant to
purchasing agent. |
| February, 2001 |
Scheduled first round of four (4) public meetngs for late March to begin
receiving citizen input into the revision of the 1990 Comprehensive Plan.
Preparing Request for Proposal (RFP) to hire planning consultants to assist
with revision over the next two years. |
| January, 2001 |
Gathering background information and preparing maps for an anticipated first
round of public meetings in late March. Preparing RFP to hire planning consultant. |
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