2010 Master Plan Update

The 2005 Plan contained an implementation strategy and action plan (Chapter 10) which included a recommendation for an update of the plan to be undertaken five years from the adoption of the Plan. The fifth year anniversary of the plan will be in May 2010.

Many things can change in a five year period. Plans needs to also change to reflect current conditions and new opportunities that were not foreseen when the original plan was adopted. An update of a previous plan is much less rigorous of a process than the full preparation of a plan. Updates generally follow the same format as the original plan and re-iterates the priorities and goals that are still valid, eliminates things that have already been achieved, and adds new priorities and goals that are deemed to be of local importance. The update of the plan consists of several key components and questions to be answered:

Completed in 2009, both the Towne Mall redevelopment strategy and the Downtown Redevelopment Plan pave the way for showcasing our city’s potential. The establishment of the land bank, where properties can be held by the city, pending development opportunities, provides another step forward

Mr. Robinett, how much is still owed on the current bond for downtown?

I believe last year you told us that we are still paying for the roof being taken off the downtown mall.