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Planning commission directs staff to prepare RFP for comprehensive plan update

Brainerd City Planning Commission · October 16, 2025
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Summary

Brainerd City’s planning commission directed staff to prepare an RFP to update the city’s comprehensive plan — a high‑level review aimed at raising the threshold for mandatory Environmental Assessment Worksheets and aligning the plan with the updated zoning code; City Council previously approved $28,000 toward the update.

Brainerd City’s Planning Commission voted to direct staff to prepare a request for proposals to update the city’s comprehensive plan, aiming to align the plan with recent zoning changes and to raise the threshold at which a mandatory Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) is required.

Staff said the City Council approved $28,000 for a comprehensive‑plan update in 2025 and proposed a high‑level review that would include the land‑use and…

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