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Muskogee council adopts 20-year comprehensive plan, schedules public launch Sept. 4
Summary
The City of Muskogee approved Resolution No. 3039 adopting an updated 20-year comprehensive plan and future land-use map; staff said the plan will be revisited at five- and ten-year intervals and the city will host a public launch on Sept. 4 at the MLK Center.
The City of Muskogee City Council on an affirmative roll call approved Resolution No. 3039 adopting an updated comprehensive plan and future land-use map for a 20-year planning horizon. The council’s approval authorizes the plan to be revised and updated as needed.
Planning staff presented the plan to the council and recommended approval. “The comprehensive plan is gonna outline our community vision. It's gonna provide guidance for our future growth and development, and it's also gonna give us a framework for all of our decision making in the future,” Miss Sarah Winkle said during her presentation. She said the plan is intended to be revisited at five- and ten-year intervals rather than being “one and done.”
The plan sets policy themes and a framework for future growth and infill development inside municipal boundaries. Winkle addressed a question from Councilor Jamie Stout about language on page 76 regarding annexation, saying the text discusses potential benefits of annexing but does not commit the city to pursue annexation. “It does specifically state that within the municipal boundaries of Muskogee, the future development plan doesn't encourage annexation for the infill, but it does recommend infill development,” Winkle told the council.
Staff also announced a public launch event for the plan on Sept. 4 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the MLK Center; the event will include food and giveaways and is intended to walk residents through the plan in depth and solicit additional input.
Councilors moved and seconded adoption, closed the public hearing after no speakers signed up on the item, and approved the resolution by roll call vote.
