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Planning staff schedules work session on municipal growth chapter of comprehensive plan
Summary
Planning staff circulated draft municipal-growth materials and scheduled a work session to review projections and land-capacity assumptions; staff said the city’s incorporated area can accommodate projected modest population growth and that public meetings will follow as the draft elements are completed.
Planning staff circulated draft materials for the municipal growth chapter of Pocomoke City’s comprehensive plan and asked commissioners to review the material ahead of a scheduled work session.
Dan Brando, planning director, summarized draft projections included in the draft chapter and said the consultant provided a low-growth and a moderately low-growth scenario. Brando cited illustrative projections showing modest increases: under one scenario the city’s population would rise from about 4,303 residents to roughly 4,412 by 2025 (an increase of about 100 people) and under an alternative scenario projections extend to about 4,523–4,874 residents over a longer horizon. He emphasized the city has sufficient developable land inside its priority funding area to accommodate the projected growth.
Staff said it will post materials to the city website, collect commissioner comments and circulate them to the consultant. Brando said a work session is scheduled for next Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. (changed from 5:00 p.m. in earlier planning) and that the consultant intends to hold at least two public meetings and public hearings on the draft chapters after internal review.
Commissioners and audience members asked about where to find upcoming materials and how property owners will be notified when items come forward; staff said public notices and agendas will be posted and property owners will receive required notification when a zoning or map amendment is formally filed.
