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Consultant outlines Commercial Point comprehensive-plan process, steering committee selection
Summary
An MSG representative presented the village’s comprehensive plan process, explaining a data-driven steering committee selection aimed at 10–12 residents/business owners, eligibility criteria, and outreach through surveys, open houses and stakeholder interviews.
A consultant associated with MSG described the timeline and structure for the village’s comprehensive land-use master plan and the process for selecting a steerin' committee to guide it.
The consultant said the steering committee would be selected from applicants using a scoring process intended to produce a representative cross section of residents and local business owners; the target was 10–12 individuals. Eligibility criteria discussed included living in the village or owning a business in the village, and the consultant said the process would exclude immediate relatives of council members or MSG employees from serving on the committee to reduce perceived bias.
The consultant outlined outreach approaches (online and in-person surveys, stakeholder interviews, open houses, farmer’s market booths) and said the public would be able to provide input through multiple channels. He described a short screening survey (a QR code was provided in the meeting materials) and said stakeholder interviews of about 15–20 minutes would supplement broader engagement.
Council members asked whether township land and trustees would be represented; the consultant said the plan would cover regional context and that steering-committee membership was typically limited to municipal residents but could incorporate nonvoting participation or broader outreach. A council member expressed a preference for village residents as the primary steerin' committee population while acknowledging public hearings and broader opportunities for input.
Next steps: council asked members to review the proposed screening questions and provide feedback at the next land-use committee meeting; the consultant will finalize the public survey and steering-committee selection mechanics.
