Commissioners urge plain-language front end and web appendices for technical comp-plan materials

Sep 17, 2025

Commissioners recommended that the comp plan present a readable, engaging front end for the public while housing technical analyses and source documents in web-hosted appendices that meet state accessibility requirements.

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Several commissioners said the comp plan should be both accessible to residents and rigorous for technical users: a plain-language executive summary front end paired with appendices or web-hosted materials for supporting studies and maps. One commissioner suggested hosting the detailed background materials online: "I wonder if technically it needs to be housed on the web."

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