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Seldovia launches public outreach and survey for comprehensive plan update
Summary
City staff said the city contracted the Alaska Municipal League to update the 2014 comprehensive plan and launched an online storyboard with element‑specific surveys; a community meeting is planned for late June or mid‑July and staff may extend the survey deadline.
City staff told the Planning Commission on June 4 that Seldovia has engaged the Alaska Municipal League (AML) to lead the update of the 2014 comprehensive plan and to implement a public engagement strategy centered on an online storyboard map and short surveys for plan elements.
The City Manager said AML's scope includes project initiation and coordination, a demographic update, public engagement and drafting the updated plan for adoption. "The AML ... has agreed to provide data management, public involvement, and plan development," the City Manager said, describing the storyboard and the short surveys for economy, transportation, land use, community/human resources and environment.
Staff asked commissioners to help publicize the storyboard and suggested targeted outreach to nonprofits, fisherman's associations, business owners and tribal partners. A short survey accompanies each plan element with three focused questions: whether the element's goals still apply, what should be added or removed, and suggestions for implementation. The staff said they hoped to host an in‑person community meeting at the end of June or mid‑July to solicit broader input and that the online survey deadline (initially June 16) may be extended to accommodate targeted invitations.
Why it matters: updating the comprehensive plan sets the policy framework that guides zoning and capital projects. Commissioners emphasized broad public engagement and suggested inviting local organizations and service groups to provide input, especially on housing and workforce accommodation issues that have arisen in subcommittee discussions.
Next steps: staff will finalize outreach materials, consider an extension of the online comment period, and return draft materials for further commission review before public hearings and council adoption.
