Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Land Use Plan Commission Blog & Facebook Group

The blog for the Bexley Land Use Commission is now live at:
http://bexleyplan.blogspot.com/

Additionally, I've created a Facebook Group for the commission at:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=78192854307

Over the next year, the Bexley Land Use Commission will be discussing land use challenges facing the city, and ways to address those challenges in the form of an actionable land use plan. The mission of the Bexley Land-use Commission is to develop a strategic planning framework and land-use vision for the City of Bexley that protects and enhances our unique community assets by identifying and addressing short and long term planning options and land-use challenges and recommending opportunities for civic improvement and beautification through land-use policies and initiatives.

Trying to communicate the vision behind a Land Use Plan without making it sound like a bunch of overly verbose gobbledygook is very difficult. This is a very exciting opportunity for the community to have a say on where the City is headed over the next 5, 15, 25 years - to identify areas that need change and to form strategies to enact that change.

In addition to traditional community workshops, the commission will be making a strong effort to utilize social networking in the planning process. Please take a minute to join the Facebook group or subscribe to the blog's RSS feed, and when information and ideas are being put out there please contribute and comment on what is being talked about.

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