You're invited to provide insight on several topics that will help shape the new Comprehensive Plan.
Please note: hard copy surveys are available at the City Clerk's counter at Shawnee City Hall.
HELLO SHAWNEE!
In September 2020, the City of Shawnee kicked off an exciting and important project for the future of our community: a new Comprehensive Plan. The current Comprehensive Plan was originally adopted in 1987, so it is time to update and look forward to the future.
With the help of a local consultant (Ochsner Hare & Hare, the Olsson Studio), the new plan will be based on community input, opportunities, economic realities, and the city’s new strategic vision.
What is a Comprehensive Plan,
and why should it matter to me?
At its core, a comprehensive plan is a vision for the future at a community scale. Comprehensive plans are created by and for the community to record shared goals and desires for themselves and their fellow community members. A comprehensive plan examines what a community is, where it came from, and crafts a coordinated road map for the future. This road map guides the growth and development of the community for the next 10 to 20 years, and is revisited to ensure its relevance.
What does the planning process look like?
The planning process will take approximately 12 months and consist of six primary phases: from Discover, where a baseline understanding of Shawnee is developed, to Engage where the community shares their voice, to Plan and Refine when the actual road map for the future of topics like development, connectivity, and housing are recorded, to Implement and Sustain when the new Comprehensive Plan is put to work.
1
DISCOVER
September - December 2020
2
ENGAGE
September 2020 - September 2021
6
SUSTAIN
September 2021 and beyond
3
PLAN
January - May 2021
4
REFINE
June 2021
5
IMPLEMENT
July - September 2021
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Take the survey
Respond to the survey and let us know your priorities for the comprehensive plan. The survey will be available from November 6, 2020 - February 1, 2021.
Please note: paper surveys are
available at the City Clerk's counter
at Shawnee City Hall.
Participate in public open house #1
Provide your feedback as recommendations emerge. Check back for updates on the format, date, and time of this event.
Project Downloads
As the planning process continues, project work, including relevant graphics, mapping, and documents, will be available for download and review below. Check back often!
Visioning Workshop Prioritization
The Comprehensive Plan Stakeholder Committee participated in a Visioning Workshop during October 2020. Following a two-day virtual meeting process (offered both during the day and at night), participants prioritized the One Thing that is the most important to occur under each of the six categories: Needs, Wants, Desires, Barriers, Obstacles, and Annoyances.
Comments
or Questions?
Doug Allmon
Community Development Director
City of Shawnee
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913.742.6222