Advisory committee pushes for clearer maps and simpler layout in Severance comprehensive plan update
Jul 1, 2026
Staff and consultants told the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee that maps in the existing 2020 plan are hard to read and some utility/district maps age quickly; the committee favored simpler graphics, clear future‑land‑use maps and a concise, aspirational vision statement.
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A planning consultant asked committee members to review the town's 2020 comprehensive plan and come to the next meeting prepared with 'five things you really like' and 'five things you might want to change.' The consultant said the master plan should be a "policy and decision making document" and recommended clearer, readable maps and graphics that support quick comprehension.
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