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Granbury council reviews 2025 comprehensive plan draft, presses consultants for local updates
Summary
City council and staff spent more than three hours reviewing the Fries & Nichols draft 2025 comprehensive plan, raising questions about water supply language, downtown parking, historic preservation references and economic development data and asking the consultant to revise sections to reflect recent local projects.
Granbury City Council on Tuesday spent extensive time reviewing the draft 2025 Comprehensive Plan prepared by Fries & Nichols, focusing council and staff attention on water supply language, downtown parking and historic-preservation details and asking the consultant to return with revisions that reflect more recent local projects.
Council members said the draft contains useful structure but also carries forward material from the previous plan that they said does not match current local conditions. Mayor Jim Jarrett and others flagged passages on water availability and recharge, downtown "underutilized" parking lots, and references to an economic development corporation that no longer exists. Council requested that the consulting team incorporate recent local developments and clarify recommendations before the plan is finalized.
Why it matters: The comprehensive plan will guide capital investments, zoning and infrastructure priorities for years. Council members said inaccuracies or dated…
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