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Box Elder presents draft comprehensive plan update; public review set for May
Summary
Planning director Laura Patton presented a draft update to Box Elder's comprehensive plan, highlighting strong public engagement, six guiding principles and a future land use map; the council was asked to review the draft and the public comment period will run through May.
Laura Patton, planning director, presented the city's draft comprehensive plan update at the Box Elder City Council meeting, outlining the document's guiding principles, chapter highlights and a planned public review period. She said the city's last comprehensive plan was adopted in 2014 and that staff and consultants used survey and event-based outreach to inform the draft.
Patton said the city received substantial engagement during the update process, including one survey that returned about 400 responses. "We accomplished 83% of the goals on that plan," she said of the 2014 document, and described the 2025 update as building on those completed initiatives while responding to changed conditions.
The draft organizes goals under six guiding principles Patton summarized as affordable housing; diverse…
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