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Planning commissioners emphasize master plan, seek long-term planner and tighter enforcement on redevelopment
Summary
Commissioners used the Jan. 23 special meeting to flag priorities for the year: issuing an RFP for a new master plan, improving resident engagement, hiring or retaining a long-term city planner to implement the plan, and pressing developers on compliance at several local sites including the Big Boy property and two marijuana-related projects.
Members of the Eastpointe Planning Commission spent substantial time during commissioner remarks on Jan. 23 outlining priorities for 2025, including preparation of a new master plan, improved resident engagement, a call for a long-term city planner to implement the plan and active enforcement of site-plan conditions on several redevelopment projects.
Commissioners noted that the city will open requests for proposals on Jan. 30 for firms to prepare the master plan, which will set a 15-year vision for Eastpointe. Speakers emphasized the need to organize community input in smaller, manageable sessions rather than repeating the extended process used in the prior master-plan update.
Commissioners and staff discussed the value of hiring or retaining a planner who is locally based and engaged over multiple years to carry the master plan from adoption to…
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