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Owen County/Spencer Comprehensive Strategic Plan
Owen County Commissioners
Richard Foutch
George Jennings
Wiley Truesdale
Town of Spencer
Dean Bruce - Council President
Cynthia Hyde
Jon Stantz
What is a Comprehensive Strategic Plan?
- A vision of the future based upon desires of citizens
- A geographically comphrensive document that covers a wide range of issues
- Commitment to a future course of action
Why Plan?
- To ensure that land use patterns and development meet the needs of Owen County and Spencer residents
- To guide location of future development
- To guide capital improvements for budgeting
What Should the Goals of a Comprehensive Strategic Plan be?
- Comprehensive and general
- Realistic and practical
- Long-range
- Reflects a community consensus
How Long will the Planning Process Take?
It is estimated that this project will take 9 to 12 months to complete.
| PROJECT PHASES |
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Phase |
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Big Tent Event
This kick-off event for the project will include steering committee members and key stakeholders. Held on October 21, 2008. |
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Summary of Big Tent Meeting [PDF] |
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Community Visioning Workshop
The entire community will be invited to this event, which will take place later this summer. At the workshop, participants will help establish priorities for the comprehensive plan. |
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Summary of Public Visioning Workshop [PDF] |
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Research
The team of consultants will conduct research on existing documents and assemble data on such issues as Owen County’s demographic composition, history, infrastructure and utility capacity. |
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Key Stakeholder Focus Groups
Local representative of the school system, county staff, economic development professionals and others will be invited to discuss Owen County’s biggest challenges. |
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Summary of Focus Groups [PDF] |
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Initial Recommendations
The team of consultants will create for the steering committee goals and objectives for topics such as the natural environment, land use and development, transportation and infrastructure. |
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Public Workshop
The initial goals and objectives will be presented at a public workshop. |
| 10/27/09 |
Spencer Public Workshop will be Tuesday, October 27th at 6pm at the Spencer Town Hall. |
| 11/05/09 |
Owen County Public Workshop will be Thursday, November 5th at 6pm in the Commissioners' Room (2nd Floor) of the Owen County Courthouse. |
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Final Draft
The edited comprehensive plan will be submitted to the steering committee for approval. |
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Presentation to the County Commissioners
The commissioners will review the final comprehensive plan. |
| 10/27/09 |
Spencer Plan Commission meeting will be Tuesday, October 27th at 7pm at the Spencer Town Hall. |
| 11/05/09 |
Owen County Plan Commission meeting will be Thursday, November 5th at 7pm in the Commissioners' Room (2nd Floor) of the Owen County Courthouse. |
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