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Consultant Dow outlines public-driven approach to Wasilla comprehensive plan update
Summary
Dow presented the kickoff for Wasilla’s comprehensive plan update, described the team, timeline and an outreach-first approach, and said residents and the commission will be invited to surveys, open houses and stakeholder meetings to shape a new 10-year plan.
Dow, the lead consultant on Wasilla’s comprehensive-plan update, introduced the firm’s project team and began outreach work at the Planning Commission meeting on Jan. 28, saying the update will tie policy goals to a new future land-use map and an implementation plan.
Laquita Chimalowski, introduced at the meeting as Dow’s Land Use Planning Manager and the project manager for the comprehensive-plan update, described the firm’s roles and the project approach. “A comprehensive plan is really your plan. It should be all everyone's vision for the city of Wasilla and how you wanna see that implemented,” she said.
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