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Plan Commission requests funding; Shrewsbury board directs RFP to update Comprehensive Plan
Summary
The Plan Commission asked the Board of Aldermen for funding to retain consultants to update Shrewsbury's Comprehensive Plan; the board authorized an RFP to find a consulting firm.
City Clerk Katelyn Wands told the board Sept. 23 that Plan Commission Chair Anna Bischoff submitted a letter requesting funding in the upcoming fiscal-year budget to retain outside consultants to help update the city's Comprehensive Plan. Alderman Jacob Riley moved to create a request for proposals (RFP) for that consulting work; Alderperson Bette Welch seconded the motion, which the board approved unanimously.
The minutes summarize the request by title and the board's direction to prepare an RFP; they do not specify a funding amount or timeline for the update. The action recorded is an authorization to solicit proposals, not an award or contract. Further budget action will be required during the budget process to fund consultant services.
Plan updates typically guide land-use, transportation and capital-investment priorities; the minutes identify the Plan Commission as the requesting body but provide no technical or schedule details in the meeting record.
