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Orem planning commissioners set fast timeline, chapter order and collaborative process for general plan update
Summary
At a March 5 work session, Orem Planning Commission and staff agreed on a rapid schedule for updating the city's general plan, a collaborative drafting process using shared Google documents, and a draft chapter order emphasizing land use, redevelopment and economics.
On March 5, 2025, the Orem Planning Commission continued a work-session discussion of the city's general plan update, with staff presenting a condensed timeline and a plan to use a shared Google document for iterative drafting and commissioner input.
Staff member Grant (planning staff) told commissioners the office plans two meetings a month, a Google Doc-based draft for continuous comment, and "multiple times and chances throughout this entire ribbon timeline kind of towards September" to review drafts. Jared (planning staff) emphasized the Google document as a "dumping ground for all your thoughts" so commissioners could refine ideas between meetings.
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