If you want to know where a community’s leadership wants to go in the future, you take a look at the locality’s Comprehensive Plan.
If you want to provide input, you speak at a public hearing.
“The Plan establishes a shared vision and provides the direction to achieve that vision,” reads the website for Nelson County’s Comprehensive Plan. “It is the County’s most important document for navigating growth, development, and change.”
The Planning Commission will have their public hearing on the draft plan beginning at 7 p.m. at the Nelson County High School, 6919 Thomas Nelson Highway in Lovingston. The appointed body reviewed the draft at their meeting on January 24 and I wish I had gone so I could have something to report. The PC meetings don’t appear to be on the county’s YouTube channel, but you can find Board of Supervisors’ meetings there.
The latest draft is from December 7, 2023 and was put together by the Berkley Group. (review the draft)
“Residents place high value on the rural character of the County and the strong sense of community, but they are concerned about unbalanced growth and limited economic opportunities,” reads an introductory paragraph.
The Planning Commission will take a vote on a recommendation on their meeting on February 28. Following any changes, the Board of Supervisors will hold their public hearing on March 20 and will not adopt the plan before April 9, 2024.
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