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Residents and council debate Fort Thomas comprehensive plan update, call for broader public input
Summary
Several Fort Thomas residents urged the City Council to slow or rethink revisions to the city—s 2018 comprehensive plan, saying planning-commission reviews and draft language have proceeded with limited transparency and without meaningful community input.
Several residents told the Fort Thomas City Council on the meeting record that revisions to the city’s 2018 comprehensive plan have proceeded without adequate public notice or meaningful community involvement, and they urged the council to pause or reframe the process.
Sharon, a Fort Thomas resident, told the council, "I want to bring it to council's attention now before it gets too far off course," and said planning-commission sessions on June 18 and July 16 lacked shared materials and public-facing agendas that would let residents follow proposed edits. "At those meetings, Kevin Barban presented goals and objectives language ... but the public couldn't follow along because materials weren't shared ahead of time or displayed during the meeting," Sharon said.
The concern was echoed by Tiffany Huber, who said residents want the council to go…
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