First Steps for the Revised Plan

Early on, staff realized that we could handle most of the task of tackling the comprehensive plan in-house with our own resources, however there were three subject areas where we definitely needed assistance:

1. Economic Analysis
2. Transportation Analysis
3. Design Considerations and Analysis

The critical part of the plan that will form the basis for the rest of the document is the Economic component. How will we know how much land we will need for residential, commercial, schools, roads, etc, if we can't answer important questions regarding demographics, markets that the town serves, and overall what our role in the overall Metro Richmond area will be.

That being said, the Town has been pursuing a firm to provide an economic and demographic analysis, which will help form the basis of the plan.

The Town intends to have this firm hired within the next few weeks. An interim and a final report will be forthcoming from the firm who is hired.

The Town seeks to have input from the business community to assist the economic analysts.