Dodge City’s Comprehensive Plan closer to completion

Feedback from the community is now being taken into consideration for the comprehensive plan project being made by Dodge City officials.

City staff conducted stakeholder meetings, public workshops, utilized engagement software and a general online survey during February and March and will be put into a draft plan that will be taken before the City Commission and Planning Commission and presented at a public hearing.

“A Comprehensive Plan is a roadmap that a community can use to define its collective goals and desires, ultimately expressing the fundamental image and direction of the community,” said city planning and zoning administrator Nathan Littrell in a news release. “This plan will guide city staff when developing projects and community policy decisions, looking at current and future land, and much more.”

Cities are required to create comprehensive plans that are updated on an annual basis according to the needs of the community, Kansas State Statute, 12-747, mandates the usage of and sets standards for comprehensive plans.