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Perry City opens public hearing on comprehensive plan update, outlines broad outreach push
Summary
City staff opened a public hearing on March 17 to begin a comprehensive plan update, saying the project website is live and promising a mix of online and in-person outreach—including a survey, multilingual materials, a booth at an April 17 wine-tasting event and QR-code flyers for clubhouses—to maximize community input.
Perry City opened a public hearing on March 17 to kick off an update of its comprehensive plan and detailed a multi-phase engagement process aimed at broad community input.
"Our consultant team is doing good work on our behalf," said Mr. Duffy, who led the presentation, describing the project phases as community assessment, vision and goals, element development and implementation and adoption. "The website for the plan is live. I did check it the other day. It's up there, planningtogether.com." He said the goal is an "actionable plan" rather than a document that merely meets the state minimums.
Council members praised the consultants' work at a recent retreat and pressed staff for concrete outreach dates and materials so councilors and staff could help publicize events. One councilor asked when the community survey will launch; Mr. Duffy said he did not have a firm date yet but would keep the council informed.
Members emphasized making the plan hub easy to find on the city's social pages and using multiple languages. Councilors suggested in-person engagement at community gatherings to reach residents who do not use computers. "Maybe straight to the survey," one councilor said, urging QR-code flyers for neighborhood clubhouses so residents with phones could participate.
Staff said the communications team has a full-scale plan for promotion and that the outreach will include traditional channels and targeted in-person stops. Councilors recommended additional venues such as food-truck Fridays, community celebrations and weekend park events to capture different demographics.
The hearing is intended to set the public-facing engagement process in motion; workshop dates, survey launch timing and further outreach details will be posted to the project site and shared with the council as they are scheduled.
