[Press Release] : Public input sought for ‘East Columbia Area Plan’

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 2, 2009

CONTACT: Thaddeus Yonke, AICP
Boone County 
Senior Planner
(573) 874-7318
or
Patrick Zenner
City of Columbia
Development Services Manager
(573) 874-7246

Public input sought for ‘East Columbia Area Plan’ 
								
	(COLUMBIA, MO) - The city of Columbia and Boone County planning
and zoning commissions will host the first in a series of public
information meetings regarding the East Columbia Area Plan (ECAP) Nov.
17 from 5:30-8 p.m. in the main ballroom of the Old Hawthorne Golf
Course Club House, 6221 E Highway WW. The purpose is to obtain community
input on desired goals and objectives intended to guide growth on the
lands generally bounded by I-70, US 63, New Haven Road and Rangeline
Road in eastern Boone County. 
	The program schedule is as follows: 	
5:30 - 6 p.m., Open Q&A  
6 - 6:30 p.m., Presentation
6:30 - 7:15 p.m., Breakout sessions
7:15 - 8 p.m., Breakout session summary
	The plan will provide a guidance framework for future decision
making at the city council, county commission and city/county planning
commission levels as new development or land use policies are considered
for the study area. Presently, the majority of the land within the study
area is located outside the city limits, however, planned infrastructure
expansion and requests for annexation have prompted the need for
advanced planning activities. Upon completion, the plan would become a
“living document” capable of being modified as conditions change
and will become part of city and county’s current and future
comprehensive plans and planning efforts.
	The joint commissions desire to obtain the ideas, opinions and
views of those residents who will be most affected by the changes that
future development will bring into the study area. Participants in this
first informational meeting will be asked to comment on proposed goals
and objectives related to three primary topic areas - environment,
infrastructure and land use. These comments will assist the joint
commissions in modifying and developing strategies for implementing the
goals and objectives. Future meetings will be held to provide residents
the opportunity to see the progression of the planning process. Prior to
final plan adoption by city council and the county commission, a public
hearing will be held offering residents yet another opportunity to
comment on the plan.
	Preparing plans ahead of development and engaging the public is
the purpose of the joint commission’s efforts. The proposed plan will
incorporate, as appropriate, the ideas raised and contained in the
“Imagine Columbia’s Future” visioning process and is to be
viewed as complimentary to those efforts, not competitive. The planning
commissions invite all affected or interested residents to participate.


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