Scottsville planners finalize editorial fixes as they prepare comprehensive plan for council approval

Lincoln, a staff member leading the editing work, shared the draft comprehensive plan and walked commissioners through a set of final editorial fixes, including corrected hyperlinks, typographic errors and the renumbering of figures and images. He told the group he would finish pagination adjustments and circulate screenshots so proofreaders could check the changes remotely.

"I've gone through and fixed all the hyperlinks for the document," Lincoln said while sharing his screen, and he explained why a small set of endnotes would make the plan more durable if web links break. Commissioners agreed to divide proofreading duties: "Casey's gonna take a first run through it," one member said, and others will follow when they return from travel.

The group flagged several graphic‑design issues that could mislead readers — notably two bar graphs where the same color palette could be read as representing the same respondent population on different pages. A commissioner asked that charts clearly indicate which respondents are 'in‑town' versus 'out‑of‑town' and recommended distinct colors across pages to avoid confusion.

Lincoln also proposed a short style guide for the 140‑page document, suggesting that acronyms be spelled out at first appearance in each chapter to help readers. He said he would add a clarifying label ("census") to demographic charts showing years 2000, 2010 and 2020 and will rework a few word‑cloud and bar‑chart pages to improve legibility.

The commission celebrated a recent statewide award mentioned during the meeting and agreed the plan is near completion. Lincoln said he would finish the remaining editorial tasks and circulate the revised draft so the commission could complete a final review before the council considers adoption.