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Opelika planning commissioners hear draft Opelika 2040 comprehensive plan, defer adoption to May 27
Summary
At a called meeting, the Opelika Planning Commission received a presentation on the draft Opelika 2040 comprehensive plan, asked questions about funding and transportation priorities, and voted to defer action on a resolution adopting the plan until the May 27 meeting.
At a called meeting of the Opelika Planning Commission, commissioners received a presentation on the draft Opelika 2040 comprehensive plan and voted to defer adoption of the resolution approving the plan until the commission’s May 27 meeting.
The plan consultant presented the document as a 15- to 20-year policy guide intended to shape land use, transportation, housing and capital improvements, and the commission pressed staff for more detail about funding and transportation priorities before adopting the plan.
Matt Moseley, a staff member who opened the meeting, told commissioners the draft before them "is very close to being final." Josh Coates, planning practice lead with House of Laveen and project manager for the plan,…
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