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Staff proposes downtown planning study, seeks grant to update Beaumont comprehensive plan
Summary
City planning staff recommended initiating a downtown planning study before establishing any entertainment district and said the city applied to the Texas General Land Office for about $300,000 to fund a comprehensive plan update; staff said the city will conduct community engagement and anticipates a hotel feasibility study in April.
City planning staff urged commissioners and council members to begin a planning study for downtown revitalization rather than immediately designating an "entertainment district," and said the city has applied for grant funding to support a comprehensive plan update.
Staff noted the city’s comprehensive plan has not been updated since February 2003 and said planning studies can guide whether downtown should pursue an entertainment, innovation, cultural or other type of district. "A comprehensive plan is a long range plan for a community's future," staff said, describing the plan's role in shaping land use, transportation, housing and economic…
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