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Port Wentworth holds second public hearing on Comprehensive Plan update; Anchor Trail and Groves JROTC present
Summary
City staff and consultants presented the 2025 Comprehensive Plan update and the Anchor Trail Conceptual Plan; the council heard public comments on planning, zoning and traffic, and Groves High School JROTC cadets described program and local parking concerns.
Port Wentworth officials held a second public hearing on the city’s 2025 Comprehensive Plan update on March 20 and received presentations on an Anchor Trail Conceptual Plan and a Groves High School JROTC program.
Laura Patterson of Pond presented the Comprehensive Plan update, describing the plan as a tool to guide growth and development, and outlining current conditions, demographic trends, community vision and goals addressing transportation, economics, housing, land use and quality of life. When City Manager Steve Davis asked when final council approval would occur, the presenter said a clearer timeline will be available after additional information is received.
Separately, Laura Ballock of Kimley-Horn presented the Anchor Trail Conceptual Plan, which identifies primary sidewalks and pathways, trail selection criteria, prioritization and practices for a safe and accessible system. Ballock said the plan is intended to help the city seek grant funding for trail work; City Manager Steve Davis described the plan as "the first step" and said it will be used to pursue grants.
Cadets from Groves High School JROTC described the program’s purpose and its role in shaping future careers and also raised a local concern about residential parking and a parking ordinance. Registered public commenters raised planning and zoning topics and a resident flagged traffic concerns and zoning as areas for council attention.
During proclamations earlier in the meeting, Dr. Tonya Hall, a Port Wentworth School Board member, said the city’s recognition of National Reading Month reinforced the district's emphasis on literacy and quoted the Statue of Liberty line: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." The Deloach Lupus Foundation and Brightside Advocacy accepted proclamations for Lupus Awareness Month and National Social Work Month, respectively.
What’s next: council will consider timelines and next steps for the Comprehensive Plan once staff and consultants provide additional information; trail-plan prioritization will guide grant-seeking and phased implementation.
