WHAT IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND WHY SHOULD IT MATTER TO ME?
At its core, a comprehensive plan is a vision for the future of a community. Comprehensive plans are created by and for the community to record shared goals and desires that determine what their city will look like and how it will function in the future.
A comprehensive plan examines what a community is, where it came from, and crafts a coordinated road map for the future. This road map guides the growth and development of the community for the next 10 to 20 years, and is revisited to ensure its relevance.
Comprehensive plans are not zoning; they are policy documents that focus on topics like land use, transportation, parks and recreation, economic development, and more.
WHAT DOES THE PLANNING PROCESS LOOK LIKE?
The planning process will take approximately nine months and consist of five primary phases: from Discover, where a baseline understanding of Liberty is developed, to Engage where the community shares their voice, to Plan and Refine when the actual road map for the future of topics like development, connectivity, and housing are recorded, to Implement when the new comprehensive plan is put to work.
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DISCOVER
ENGAGE
PLAN
REFINE
IMPLEMENT
July 2022 - October 2022
August 2022 - February 2023
October 2022 - December 2022
January 2023 - March 2023
March 2023 and on
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE PROCESS?
UNDERSTAND Liberty's current state
DEFINE Liberty's assets and challenges
ENGAGE with people that know and love Liberty best
DEVELOP consensus around the vision for Liberty's future
ARTICULATE goals and strategies to help Liberty achieve its vision
EMBOLDEN Liberty with a clear implementation plan
GET INVOLVED... HERE'S HOW.
"A city's comprehensive plan is a document which establishes policy for making land use decisions and a vision for community growth, development and future investment. Part of creating a new and updated comprehensive plan, through this "Leading Liberty Forward" process, is collecting input to identify what types of projects and developments the Liberty community wants to see in the future. Looking forward 10 to 25 years, we are excited to see what the future has in store for Liberty!"
Katherine Sharp, Director of Planning and Development, City of Liberty
PROJECT EMAIL UPDATES
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COMMUNITY SURVEY
The community survey is now available! Click the button below to share your feedback.
POP-UP EVENTS
Visit us at our first pop-up at the Fall Festival on September 24, we'll be at the Downtown Liberty Square!
PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE
The first public open house will take place this fall. Check back often for more details!
PROJECT DOWNLOADS
Continue to check this website as the planning process progresses.
Documents will be added here as they are ready for public review.
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
Katherine Sharp
Director, Planning & Development
City of Liberty
ksharp@libertymo.gov
816.439.4538