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Consultants present draft comprehensive land-use plan calling for incremental growth, senior housing and industrial retention
Summary
Envision consultant Abel Lisnanski presented a progress update on Brookville’s comprehensive land‑use plan, recommending incremental residential expansion in the northeast, policies to support senior and single‑family housing, and continued build‑out of industrial parks to support the city’s tax base.
Abel Lisnanski, principal and project manager for Envision, told the Brookville City Council that the comprehensive land‑use plan update will prioritize incremental residential growth, reinvestment in the historic downtown Market Street District and preservation of the city’s industrial tax base.
Lisnanski said the plan distinguishes a guiding future‑land‑use map from the city’s zoning code, which is the statutory tool that actually regulates what property owners may do: “This doesn’t change anybody’s personal property rights,” he said, adding the plan will include recommendations for zoning updates and implementation strategies rather than immediate regulatory changes.
The consultant presented data showing Brookville is an aging community — “30% of your…
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