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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Smart Planning Consortium Update - Public Input Meetings
DATE: July 30, 2012
Planning Services Manager Laura Carstens is transmitting an update on the work of the
Dubuque County Smart Planning Consortium on the draft Dubuque County Regional
Smart Plan for sustainable development and upcoming public input meetings.
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SUBJECT: Smart Planning Consortium Update — Public Input Meetings
DATE: July 27, 2012
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INTRODUCTION
This memo provides an update on the work of the Dubuque County Smart Planning
Consortium on the draft Dubuque County Regional Smart Plan for sustainable
development and upcoming public input meetings.
DISCUSSION
The Dubuque County Smart Planning Consortium, consisting of Dubuque County,
Dubuque Soil and Water Conservation District, and the cities of Asbury, Cascade,
Dubuque, Dyersville, Epworth, Farley and Peosta, held a series of public meetings in
November and December 2011 to gather input on the first four draft chapters of the
Dubuque County Smart Plan -- Community Facilities, Land Use, Transportation, and
Watershed Planning -- as well as on the Future Land Use Map.
The Smart Planning Consortium is holding two more series of public meetings in each
city and the county to gather input on the remaining eight chapters of the Smart Plan.
In August, the Consortium will solicit input on the Housing, Economic Development,
Hazards, and Public Infrastructure & Utilities chapters. The City of Dubuque will host a
public meeting on these four chapters during the Long Range Planning Advisory
Commission's regular meeting on August 15 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
In September, the Consortium will solicit input on the Agriculture & Natural Resources,
Issues & Opportunities, Intergovernmental Collaboration, and Community Character
chapters. The City of Dubuque will host a public meeting on these four chapters during
the Long Range Planning Advisory Commission's regular meeting on September 19 at
5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
A final public input meeting to gather Implementation ideas for the Smart Plan will be
held on October 10 at the Fire Training Center, 14928 Public Safety Way, at 7:00 p.m.
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