Chena Riverfront Plan subcommittee begins update, seeks public input and drafts vision priorities

Summary

At a Feb. 25 subcommittee meeting, staff introduced steps to update the Chena Riverfront Plan, former commission chair Anna Plager reviewed lessons from the prior update, and commissioners agreed to draft short vision statements and organize the plan into topic 'buckets.' Staff will circulate past public comments and a slideshow ahead of the next meeting.

The Chena Riverfront Plan Subcommittee met Feb. 25 to begin updating the borough's riverfront plan, hear lessons from a past update and set immediate next steps for public outreach and drafting a vision statement.

Staff member Kellen opened the meeting and introduced former Chena Riverfront Commission chair Anna Plager, who summarized the committee process used during the last update and urged careful tracking of substantive changes and broad community outreach. "It really took us almost 2 years to create this stupid thing," Plager said, describing a small planning committee, repeated public meetings and a spreadsheet that captured and categorized public comments.

The subcommittee reviewed prior public‑input results: staff said about 1,000 people responded to a downtown survey used during the last plan and roughly 1,800…

Chena Riverfront Plan subcommittee begins update, seeks public input and drafts vision priorities

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