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Staff proposes regional planning workshops, seeks up to $75,000 to build shared growth vision
Summary
County planning staff proposed a series of facilitated workshops this fall to craft a shared regional land‑use vision and suggested budgeting up to $75,000, with costs divided among jurisdictions by population; Beaufort County’s preliminary share was cited as about $43,000.
Rob (Presenter) told the North Regional Planning Committee that staff recommends convening elected officials and stakeholders in a series of facilitated workshops this fall to build a shared growth-boundary vision. "We're looking at somewhere up to 75,000," he said, referring to the estimated cost for a facilitator and background work; staff earlier evaluated a $100,000 option but refined the estimate downward.
The presentation said the workshops would be short events (one full day or two half-day sessions) and that costs would be split using a population-based formula so each jurisdiction has a stake in the outcome. Staff plans to present refined numbers to the subregional body (SoLoco) next Tuesday; if jurisdictions agree, staff will issue an RFP/RFQ for procurement and aim to schedule the events in the fall so budgets can be coordinated.
