Michelle Garner, a planner who said she was hired by the city contractor now called GSC, opened the advertised public hearing on Sunbury’s draft comprehensive plan, describing it as a policy document that guides development and investment over the next 10 years. The draft, she said, was delivered to the city over the summer and was reviewed and accepted by the planning commission for forwarding to the council.

The plan has been posted on the city website for public review, Garner said, and the public hearing provided an opportunity for comment, critique and questions that the council can fold into consideration for adoption at a future meeting. “The plan was delivered to the city, over the summer,” Garner said, and she confirmed no written public comments had been filed in advance of the hearing.

Council asked no substantive questions during the hearing, and the chair thanked Garner and her team before moving the meeting to the next agenda item. The presentation establishes the record that the plan completed the planning commission review and public-notice step; council will consider adoption at a subsequent meeting after any edits prompted by council or public comment.

The council did not take final action on the plan at this meeting. The next procedural steps are for council members to review the hearing record and for staff to schedule the item for formal adoption, with further notice to the public.