Council pinpoints short-term implementation items in draft comprehensive plan and flags middle-school reuse
Council reviewed the draft comprehensive plan and discussed short- versus long-term bullets (short term: 6 months–2 years), with special emphasis on marketing New Cumberland, exploring reuse options for the middle-school building, blight removal and façade grants, and financial resiliency; staff will return public-engagement steps and prioritize the top actions.
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Council reviewed the draft comprehensive plan's structure for distinguishing short-term (6 months–2 years) and long-term (2–5+ years) priorities and discussed how to prioritize four to five immediate actions for staff and boards to track. The chair asked council to identify top short-term items and recommended a tracking mechanism so the council could monitor progress; several members suggested public meetings and online surveys to collect input before adoption.
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