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The Planning Board has recently completed the draft revised Town of Caroline Comprehensive Plan and is currently reviewing the public comments received on that draft. A revised draft will be delivered to the Town Board and posted on the town website as soon as revisions are completed.
The document linked above differs slightly from the version posted on August 25th. Minor format errors have been fixed, the Table of Contents now has active links into the appropriate sections of the document, and features have been added to conform to the Americans With Disabilities Act. The deadline for submitting written comments on the draft revised Comprehensive Plan has passed. The Plan Review Process The original Comprehensive Plan was passed in 2006. In 2013, the Planning Board began the revision by meeting with the Town Supervisor, former Planning Board members, and members of the committee who were involved in drafting the original 2006 Plan in order to review the existing Plan and identify the areas needing the most attention. The Planning Board met with professional planners from the area and hired a former planner from the Town of Ithaca to provide formal planning guidance. In 2015, a series of three informal "Community Cafés" were held to learn what residents felt have been and should be the primary goals, ambitions, and weaknesses of the plan. In 2016, a town-wide survey was conducted; the selection of questions and topics in the survey was informed by feedback from the community cafes. Public meetings held in 2016 developed an outline for moving ahead with revising the Plan. That outline evolved into three overarching areas that are the organizing framework for the revised Plan: Livability in Caroline, Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, and Rural Character. In 2018 and 2019, three public workshops were organized, each one focussed on one of the above areas and with the goal of generating concrete ideas for actions advancing town goals in that area. A public hearing was held on September 24th; that public hearing was the first of two public hearings that will be held on the plan. After the Planning Board makes final revisions based on the September 24th hearing the Comprehensive Plan will be forwarded to the Town Board. The Town Board will then hold a second public hearing prior to final review and considering approval of the Plan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Many good ideas were generated at the workshops held on the three main plan areas. These ideas can provide impetus for individuals, community groups, businesses and town government and are a community resource that will remain on this website for future reference. Please return and review these lists from time to time. Workshop #1: Making Caroline a More Livable Community Recommended Actions from Livability Workshop Workshop #2: Protecting Caroline's Environment and Natural Resources Recommended Actions from Environment Workshop Workshop #3: Preserving Caroline's Rural Character Recommended Actions from Rural Character Workshop --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Purpose:
Planning Board Members are appointed by Town Board to staggered five year terms. Planning Board members may be reappointed. Board Members and Terms: Bill Podulka, Chair 2017-2021 Charles Eldermire 2017-2020 Kathryn Goldberg-Forrest 2018-2023 Val Warke 2020-2024 Tim Murray - Planning Board liaison to the Town Board Contact: Planning_Board@townofcaroline.org |
Meeting Information
2nd Thursday of the month, 5:30 pm via Zoom teleconference Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89074184559?pwd=WEoxYllwcGtORkRSVnNRVHJrSnZJQT09 Zoom info: Meeting ID: 890 7418 4559 Passcode: 979753 Key DocumentsMinutes/Recordings
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