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Raytown presents "Raytown on the Rise 2040" comprehensive plan after year-and-a-half outreach
Summary
City planners summarized the new 198-page comprehensive plan, emphasizing downtown revitalization, housing preservation, mobility improvements and an implementation matrix of short-, mid- and long-term actions; the Board was asked to use the plan as a regular reference for future development decisions.
City planners on Tuesday presented "Raytown on the Rise 2040," a comprehensive plan developed over roughly 18 months with steering‑committee input, focus groups, open houses and a community survey.
Planner Josh Bloom told the Board the plan is organized into pillars — economic development, housing and neighborhoods, mobility, infrastructure and land use, parks and recreation, and operational excellence — and is intended as a 10‑to‑20‑year roadmap that remains adaptable to changing circumstances. Bloom said staff conducted about 100 interviews, two…
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