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Auburn committee kicks off comprehensive-plan update; consultant outlines 16-month timeline and broad public engagement
Summary
The Auburn Comprehensive Planning Committee met to begin a citywide comprehensive-plan update. Consultant Barry Dunn presented a phased schedule, public-engagement tools and draft deliverables; the committee discussed youth outreach, GIS story maps and next steps. Committee approved meeting minutes from Dec. 17 and Jan. 28.
The Auburn Comprehensive Planning Committee opened its first substantive meeting on Feb. 24, 2025, and retained Barry Dunn consultants to lead a citywide comprehensive-plan update that the firm said will run roughly 16 months and aim for state approval under Maine planning requirements.
Kevin Price, project principal at Barry Dunn, told the committee the project will proceed in phases: an inventory and analysis from March through June, a community-visioning and engagement phase through August, a policies-and-action-plan phase from September through March 2026, and a final plan targeted for June 2026. "We will work toward meeting Maine's Growth Management Act requirements and state approval with the city as well," Price said.
The consultant team described a multi-channel engagement approach intended to reach residents who do not typically attend meetings. "We want this to be a transparent process," Ally Toby, senior consultant and project manager, said, describing an online Social Pinpoint portal, community…
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