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Consultants present draft comprehensive plan update and fiscal analysis; public workshops set

5501318 · July 29, 2025
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Bridal Ernsberger and Urban3 presented a draft of Westfield's comprehensive plan update, including vision, 20-place-type framework and a fiscal 'value per acre' analysis; the plan team scheduled an elected-official workshop Aug. 18 and a public workshop Sept. 9.

Westfield — City consultants on July 28 updated the City Council on progress toward a new comprehensive plan that sets a 20-year vision and a place-type framework intended to guide growth, transportation and housing in Westfield.

Cynthia Bowen of Bridal Ernsberger Associates summarized public engagement to date: a community planning week in April, two public open houses, farmers-market outreach and 200 responses to an online open house. Bowen said that the plan’s vision emphasizes connected, resilient and welcoming growth, and the draft includes goals…

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