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Staff outlines timeline for Newport comprehensive‑plan update; consultants visit in October
Summary
City planning staff briefed the board on the comprehensive plan update schedule: consultants will be on site in early October and the process is expected to run through September 2026; the board was invited to participate in advisory roles.
City planner Becky presented a technical timeline for the comprehensive plan update, saying staff and the consultant have completed background work and will convene a consultant visit and public kickoff in early October. Becky asked for planning‑board volunteers to join core staff and the larger advisory committee and said the process will include periodic consultant visits through 2026.
"So right now...we are in the September window," Becky said, asking board members to review materials and noting consultants will make multiple visits over the coming year. The board asked that consultant visits include summer availability and requested a living document tracking legislative changes that affect planning processes; staff said they will keep the materials live and provide periodic updates at future meetings.
