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Bastrop council holds visioning workshop to guide 20-year growth, urges broader outreach
Summary
Half & Associates presented updates to chapters on land use and growth; council debated land-use priorities (preserve historic downtown vs. accommodate Western-edge growth), and staff outlined surveys, stakeholder listening sessions and next steps including a Nov. 21 Planning & Zoning stakeholder meeting.
Consultants Whitney Linder and Ilda Capricioso of Half & Associates presented chapters 2 and 5 of an update to Bastrop's 2016 comprehensive plan at the Oct. 22 council meeting, outlining a process to refine the future land-use map and seek public input.
The presentation highlighted existing conditions, the role of utility capacity as a growth constraint, patterns of development concentrated along the western corridor, and survey results so far (roughly 80 responses in week one). Consultants emphasized the need for community engagement through…
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