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City launches master plan update; selects LJA to lead yearlong community process

3206068 · May 6, 2025
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City staff introduced a master-plan kickoff and presented the scope and engagement plan from consultant LJA Engineering; staff recommended an advisory committee chaired by the Planning & Zoning Commission chair and described a roughly one-year schedule with in-person and online engagement.

Murphy staff and consultants outlined a yearlong comprehensive master plan process at the City Council meeting on May 6, presenting the proposed scope, public-engagement strategy and the consultant team LJA Engineering, which staff says was recommended after a qualifications process.

City staff said council allocated funds for a comprehensive planning effort in the current fiscal year, that a combined council/board meeting in November 2024 provided initial direction, and that an internal review of nine proposals led staff to recommend LJA. Reagan (city staff) said the professional services agreement with…

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