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Commissioners press for targeted functional plans and ongoing research to guide comp-plan update
Summary
At their March 11 work session, commissioners urged staff to identify and prioritize functional plans and recurring research that should accompany the comprehensive-plan update, including parks and recreation, transportation, riparian protection, housing, energy costs and demographic trends (aging and outmigration).
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — During an extended March 11 work session to audit the borough's 2005 comprehensive plan, Fairbanks North Star Borough commissioners and planning staff flagged several topics for further, focused study and recommended adopting or updating functional plans to guide implementation.
Staff reminded the commission that the 2005 plan already references certain functional studies and that one reason a topic may be kept separate is legal: an adopted plan element can carry…
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