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Kenosha plan commission adopts citizen participation plan for 2050 comprehensive plan
Summary
City staff outlined a citizen participation plan required by state statute to guide the city’s comprehensive plan to 2050; the commission approved the resolution after asking for outreach details including five‑to‑six workshops, library and museum meetings, stakeholder lists and press outreach.
City staff presented and the Kenosha City Plan Commission voted to approve a resolution establishing a citizen participation plan to guide public outreach for the city’s comprehensive plan to 2050.
Abby Huff, a community development specialist with the City of Kenosha, told the commission the plan responds to a state statutory requirement for public participation and described outreach methods the city will use. "So, yeah, we are updating the comprehensive plan, to 2050," Huff said, adding that the plan lays out how the city will accomplish required public participation. Staff said they reviewed approaches used by nearby municipalities and will combine presentations to the commission and common council with open houses and workshops.
Commissioners pressed staff for details about frequency and locations of events. Huff said staff plans to run roughly five to six workshops and to hold presentations and public hearings at the commission and council levels, and to offer open events at libraries and museums, plus targeted meetings with roughly 25 stakeholder groups including the library board, Visit Kenosha, the chamber and local historic and emergency‑services organizations. "We'll be working with Daniel to get multiple press releases out, social media posts, and yeah," she said when asked how the city will notify groups not already on the stakeholder list.
The commission approved the resolution by voice vote. Commissioners framed the outreach effort as an opportunity to make the final plan more actionable and accessible than past comprehensive documents, and encouraged staff to bring back additional details on workshop scheduling and community locations as planning continues.
The resolution approved tonight creates the participation plan that staff will implement throughout the comprehensive‑plan process; the commission plans to review and later recommend adoption of the final comprehensive plan once the public engagement work and draft are complete.
