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Consultants present public-engagement findings and fiscal testing options for James City County strategic plan
Summary
Consultants summarized fall public engagement for the county strategic plan, proposed a revised goal framework and three guiding principles, and outlined four fiscal scenarios staff asked the board to prioritize for modeling.
Consultants working on James City County’s strategic plan presented public-engagement results and a draft plan framework to the Board of Supervisors, and asked the board to prioritize fiscal scenarios staff should model.
Leanne King, a consultant leading the outreach work, told the board the project team conducted an in-person workshop at Legacy Hall and an identical online engagement between Sept. 9 and Oct. 10 that attracted about 180 participants. Of the roughly 114 respondents who completed an exit questionnaire, King said about 97% lived in James City County and the sample skewed older: respondents aged 55 and older made up roughly 76% of participants compared with about 41% countywide in 2023 American Community Survey estimates. King summarized common concerns as stormwater/drainage, traffic and overdevelopment; priorities named by participants included public safety, community development and…
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