Meeting on city's master plan set for Thursday

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Ralph Pokorny/Daily Mail

If you are interested in the direction Nevada heads in the future the city of Nevada is interested in hearing from you during a public meeting to discuss updating the city's comprehensive plan at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center.

"We hope the people of Nevada will come out and get involved in this project," Blake Hertzberg, Nevada Planning Commission chairman, said.

"For this to be successful we need community input," he said.

The last time the city's comprehensive plan was completely re-written was in 1984, with an update done in 2001.

"A comprehensive plan is ideally more than a land use plan. It is a shared vision of a community," JD Kehrman, Nevada city manager said.

That is why it is so important to have input from a wide group of Nevada residents. It should not just be based on information from the city council or the city staff, Kehrman said.

He said that a well done comprehensive plan can help answer questions like: Is my neighborhood safe or how does the percent of rental houses impact the delivery of services, where should the city's streets, sewers and water lines be extended in the future.

Kehrman said that he would like to see business leaders, community leaders, and any other Nevada residents who are interested in the future of the town.

"I hope to have a lot of forward thinking people. This is an opportunity to talk about where we're going," he said.

"I told our consultants that if we don't end up with a strategic implementation guide, we have failed," Kehrman said.

"For $76,000 we should be able to do that," he said.

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Nevada has a master plan? Who da thunk it?

-- Posted by Leland Gaunt on Wed, May 26, 2010, at 9:23 AM
We need outer roads going around Nevada especially for the big trucks to relieve the conjestion off of Austin before it's too late and land won't be available for it.

-- Posted by Glynn on Wed, May 26, 2010, at 6:49 PM
Is this a one-shot deal or will there be other meetings? I would love to attend, but have a work conflict - and know that is also the first night of the city's coach pitch baseball games that many folks will be attending. I hope they will schedule more than one session and on a different night.

-- Posted by tfallin on Wed, May 26, 2010, at 6:54 PM
The radio stated this morning this is the first of three meetings.

-- Posted by ccmom on Thu, May 27, 2010, at 8:45 AM
This whole idea was Janyce H's according to Leland

-- Posted by tommydevito on Thu, May 27, 2010, at 2:38 PM
Who is Janyce H????

-- Posted by Leland Gaunt on Thu, May 27, 2010, at 5:14 PM
I like glynn's idea of building 54 around Nevada. I was behind 3 trucks today. It took me 15 mins to get from one end of town to the other. Question for those of you that have been here for years. Has Nevada had a master plan before and if so have they ever completed anything on the master plan?

-- Posted by truthseeker67 on Fri, May 28, 2010, at 2:43 AM
There are so many "good ole boy" favors that happen in city government, but most people really don't want to know. People who can't be ticketed, ignored code violations, etc.

-- Posted by Leland Gaunt on Sun, May 30, 2010, at 10:57 AM
I think people who think there are "good ole boy" favors are sadly mistaken, jealous or misled. What once was is no longer...but it's good to keep an eye out for abuse. Just don't automatically think it's there!

-- Posted by Butch56 on Wed, Jun 2, 2010, at 11:23 AM
there was a 1984 and a 2001 master plan...the 1984 was probably 60% accomplished and the 2001 was about, oh...maybe 40$ accomplished...see my note i just posted on a different article about the comprehensive plan...

-- Posted by mvenice on Fri, Jun 4, 2010, at 11:40 AM
i've just cut/pasted it here for everyone's convenience...

here's the funny thing about these newer *cough* comprehensive plans, alright? local citizens provided a GREAT deal of input in the 1984 plan since there were a number of actual committees organized with various representatives of the community on each and every one of them. from the big whigs to the wee folks, almost every demographic was accounted for and had an equal opportunity for input as it pertained to the future "vision" of Nevada's growth and development...

and then what happens in 2001 under Craig Hubler? yep, that's right, he and the others at city hall (and a select number of pre-chosen locals) pretty much decided what that year's comprehensive plan would consist of...no, really, look at the original document, there's no mention of citizen input, no listing of citizen committee members or chairpersons, nothing, nada.

but here's what I don't understand...with as many professionals and business people living in the city limits, as well as a fair number of college graduates (and even some advanced degrees) and even some marketing/advertising folks, why is it even NECESSARY to spend $76,000 on some out-of-town company to do the very same thing WE citizens are fully capable of doing ourselves?!?!

it worked in 1984. no, really. again, go back and look at the actual items discussed and compiled in that year's comprehensive plan and you'll see for yourself, those folks really knew what they were doing.

i mean, i could easily count the number of retail establishments, fuel stations, medical offices, etc...like what was done in 1984's plan. don't need to pay an out-of-town agency to do what's plainly evident. nope, sure don't.

i could even sit down with folks from all walks of life and come to a concensus of what amneties are needed, what resources are lacking, what possibilities might even be with effort and focus but no, apparently us citizens of 2010 are incompetent and incapable of putting our heads together and doing for ourselves WITHOUT spending more of our tax money *sigh*

this just gets old after awhile. same ol' same ol' never get the full story, always get the lame excuse

excuse me while i *puke*

-- Posted by mvenice on Fri, Jun 4, 2010, at 11:35 AM

-- Posted by mvenice on Fri, Jun 4, 2010, at 11:42 AM
Butch56, can you get me a pair of those "rosecolored glasses" ?

-- Posted by Leland Gaunt on Fri, Jun 4, 2010, at 6:17 PM

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