Newark Comprehensive Plan Update Meeting Set for 7PM Tonight At City Hall

I am heading out tonight to Newark's Planning Commission Meeting on Comprehensive Development Plan (2).  The agenda shows that very little information is yet available about the work done to date on this update. The process was kicked off in the summer of 2012. I wonder why, in late October of 2013, the public can view only the first two chapters of the plan.
 
A neighbor sent this along today ~

There are more planning meetings coming up for the Comprehensive Plan review and update. I went to the last one 2 weeks ago, and very few members of the public were there. Apparently there was an omission in the online notice for that meeting, so it was not posted.

Here is the link for the next meetings, including tonight at 7pm. http://www.cityofnewarkde.us/index.aspx?nid=819

And last night,Council was not happy to see that tonight's meeting was not scheduled for the Chamber but for a very small room in the planning department.

This is what the Department has posted online:

Table of Contents

• Preface: Why We Plan

• Chapter One: Introduction
  • Map: City of Newark Aerial
  • Map: Planning Sections Overview

• Chapter Two: Community Profile

• Chapter Three: Vision and Aspirations (Not submitted)

• Chapter Four: Public Utilities and Infrastructure

• Chapter Five: Housing & Community Development

• Chapter Six: Transportation
  • Map: Transportation Network

• Chapter Seven: Environmental Quality& Natural Environment
  • Map: Environmental Features

• Chapter Eight: Parks, Recreation & Open Space

• Chapter Nine: Economic Development
  • Map: State Investment Strategies for Policies and Spending

• Chapter Ten: Land Development

• Chapter Eleven: Growth & Annexation

• Chapter Twelve: Coordination & Implementation

UPCOMING EVENTS

Event	Description	Date	Status
Planning Commission Meeting on Comprehensive Development Plan (2)	The meeting is to review draft chapters and to provide an opportunity for individuals and organizations to share thoughts and ideas about some of the issues and opportunities facing Newark for the update of the City's Comprehensive Development Plan.	Tuesday,  October 29, 2013 7 pm,
Planning Commission Public Hearing (Regularly Scheduled)	Planning and Development Staff will give an update Progress Report to the update of the Comprehensive Development Plan	Tuesday, November 5, 2013 7 pm
Planning Commission Meeting on Comprehensive Development Plan (3)	The meeting is to review draft chapters and to provide an opportunity for individuals and organizations to share thoughts and ideas about some of the issues and opportunities facing Newark for the update of the City's Comprehensive Development Plan.	Tuesday,  November 19, 2013 7 pm