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Neighborhood leaders press city for clearer timeline and outreach on comprehensive plan update
Summary
McKenna members were told the city plans a countywide comprehensive plan process this year with one meeting per township and a countywide wrap‑up; attendees said the process so far lacks transparency and staff capacity is still being filled.
Marion County neighborhood leaders pressed city staff updates about the city‑county comprehensive plan, arguing the public engagement timeline and meeting structure are unclear.
Kathy Burton and others said they were told the comprehensive plan process will begin this year and that staff are still being hired. Logan Lane (department contact) has said the process will include one public meeting in each township plus a countywide wrap‑up, according to an email attendees received. “They do intend to get that process off the ground this year. They were still working to hire some staff,” Burton said.
Attendees said outreach to neighborhood leaders has been inconsistent and that some online surveys or emails have not been followed by visible next steps. Participants requested more transparency about the plan’s scope, the timeline for township meetings and how the public’s input will inform mapping and policy recommendations.
Burton said past comprehensive‑plan efforts included several township meetings and at least two iterations of maps and commentary; attendees said a single meeting per township would limit opportunities for community input if the city is covering the entire county in the 2025 process.
Neighborhood leaders asked McKenna to follow up with the city to request clearer meeting schedules and to ask whether staff vacancies will delay or compress public engagement.
