Oktibbeha County supervisors voted unanimously to adopt an updated county comprehensive plan during their October meeting and approved follow‑up work to implement its recommendations.

County Administrator Wayne presented the update and told the board the plan contains sections requested by supervisors, including guidance on rural water systems and recreational amenities. Wayne and several supervisors emphasized two near‑term priorities raised repeatedly in the discussion: improving communication and cooperation among local rural water systems and creating safer, walkable shoulders on county roads so residents — particularly seniors — can walk for exercise without walking in traffic.

Supervisors argued that shoulder dressing and, in some places, paving shoulders could be implemented quickly to address public‑health and safety concerns. Board members also discussed longer‑range recreation ideas such as neighborhood facilities and bicycle/pedestrian connections that could tie into municipal work already underway.

The board passed a motion to adopt the comprehensive plan and a second motion to engage a consultant team (Willingham and Slaughter) to provide implementation guidance and a follow‑up meeting on execution steps.

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Adoption makes the plan an official county guidance document; supervisors instructed staff to return with prioritized, fundable steps and to bring consultants back for an implementation meeting.