The Our Plan Development Team

The Our Plan Development Team (Team) was created to ensure the Principles and Process were followed and the Work Groups had meaningful collaboration. The eight-member team, appointed by Town Council, included all the members of the Comprehensive Plan Committee of the Town's Planning Commission. Throughout the course of the project, the Team met eleven times and was instrumental in steering the development of the Work Group goals and strategies. On August 12, 2020, the Team met a final time to vote on a recommendation of approval of Our Plan to the Comprehensive Plan Committee of Planning Commission. The Team was dissolved October XX, 2020 to conclude its role in the Our Plan process.

Our Plan Work Groups

In early 2019, members of the community were invited to join the Town in the Our Plan drafting effort. In keeping with the precedent set by community engagement through the Our Future project, as well as the newly adopted Principles and Process, the Town sought to obtain direction from a diverse subset of the community to develop goals and strategies for Our Plan.

Members of the community who responded to the request for participation were organized into Work Groups, with eight to twelve members each, focused around one of the seven Core Values. Additionally, a Parks and Recreation Task Group was formed to steer the Parks and Recreation Master Plan project, and ensure its coordination with and incorporation into Our Plan. Work Group participants included community members and residents, business owners, subject matter experts, and representatives of local and regional anchor institutions. From May through November of 2019, these eight groups met twice per month in public work sessions facilitated by Community Development Department staff.

The Work Group participation in the project was divided into a three-phased work plan. Phase One started with brainstorming activities in order to facilitate the meaningful development of ideas among participants and focus their experiences and knowledge towards understanding their group's Core Value.

In Phase Two of the work plan, subject matter experts were invited to group sessions and Education Series Panels were held on various topics to facilitate the participants' knowledge base. Participants also reviewed the 2010-2030 Comprehensive Plan and began the process of drafting goals for inclusion in Our Plan. Finally, in Phase 3 of the work plan, the group participants refined their goal statements and drafted strategies and tactics for each goal.

Our Plan Development Team

Development Team Meeting

Work Group Activity

Inclusive Work Group Meeting