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Town Comp Plan Strategies

Hello folks! Several months ago I shared with members that I was chairing our town's comprehensive plan committee. Since that time, the committee has conducted a survey of landowners and others, held a workshop, and compiled the results. We are now working on developing strategies to address the main issues determined by the survey and workshop. Our town is a small rural town in the Catskills of Upstate New York with many of the usual issues facing such places in these times. I am posting our…See More

Jan 5, 2011

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Kelly Keck replied to Kelly Keck's discussion 'Town comprehensive plan' in the group Newcomers to Transition

"Hi David! Thank you for welcoming me back! As many may already know about the development of a comprehensive plan, public hearings are an integral part of the process. We are also planning on developing a survey to be mailed to all landowners in…"

Nov 13, 2009

David Eggleton replied to Kelly Keck's discussion 'Town comprehensive plan' in the group Newcomers to Transition

"Thanks for coming back, Kelly. I think you're in one of those situations where you hope to be so gentle in your steering and pushing that other members of the committee end up feeling they thought of re-localizing food and energy. If so, your…"

Nov 12, 2009

Kelly Keck replied to Kelly Keck's discussion 'Town comprehensive plan' in the group Newcomers to Transition

"Thanks so much for your replies. I have the Handbook and the "Local Food" book, but I am seeing that most people are not yet at the point where they are able to focus on the most pressing issues of managing our energy decent. So far,…"

Nov 12, 2009

David Eggleton replied to Kelly Keck's discussion 'Town comprehensive plan' in the group Newcomers to Transition

"It's a shame that these discussions so often cannot hold the attention of participants, including initiators, long enough to get questions answered, concerns acknowledged and ideas rearranged. Except in baseball, hit and run is not a way to…"

Nov 11, 2009

Terry Edlin replied to Kelly Keck's discussion 'Town comprehensive plan' in the group Newcomers to Transition

"Congratulations on this new position. Guy Spiro, publisher of the Monthly Aspectarian in Chicago observes that we are living in the most exciting time in all of recorded history and that the decisions made by people who are alive today will affect…"

Sep 7, 2009

David Eggleton replied to Kelly Keck's discussion 'Town comprehensive plan' in the group Newcomers to Transition

""Regarding building capacity for resilience I've found that the most productive task to start with is to calculate your local carbon footprint and eliminate as much energy waste as possible. If you then experience energy insufficiency you…"

Sep 7, 2009

Larry Menkes replied to Kelly Keck's discussion 'Town comprehensive plan' in the group Newcomers to Transition

"Kelly, Without knowing details of your situation (and what you call a "Comprehensive Plan", and assuming that you are familiar with "The Handbook" I'd like to recommend another book that I consider essential to the work.…"

Sep 6, 2009

David Eggleton replied to Kelly Keck's discussion 'Town comprehensive plan' in the group Newcomers to Transition

"Hi Kelly. You don't seem to be asking a simple question about transition initiatives with some sucesses to describe. May I suggest that you'll receive more useful answers if you clarify both the function of the committee and the statutory…"

Sep 4, 2009

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David E Greenwald replied to Kelly Keck's discussion 'Town comprehensive plan' in the group Newcomers to Transition

"Hello Kelk; Transition Sand Point in Idaho is the furtherest along in the USA Transitions 'last step' is the creation of an EDAP - here is a link to Bristol in the UK that descibes it along with a high level vision There are a few EDAPs…"

Sep 4, 2009

Kelly Keck added a discussion to the group Newcomers to Transition

Town comprehensive plan

Hello all!I am very excited to have joined the Transition site and am looking for some advice. I live in the Town of Stamford in Delaware County (NY) and have just become the chair of the town's new Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee. We will be developing a comprehensive plan over the next many months. Basically, I would like advice from those who may be further along the process on what has worked for them.ThanksSee More

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How are you currently involved in the Transition movement?: Just learning.

In what ways do you identify with the Transition movement? Why are you interested?: Building a sustainable future.

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Town Comp Plan Strategies

Posted on January 5, 2011 at 7:11am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Hello folks!

Several months ago I shared with members that I was chairing our town's comprehensive plan committee. Since that time, the committee has conducted a survey of landowners and others, held a workshop, and compiled the results. We are now working on developing strategies to address the main issues determined by the survey and workshop.

Our town is a small rural town in the Catskills of Upstate New York with many of the usual issues facing such places in…

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At 4:20pm on March 10, 2009, Les Squires said…

Welcome Kelk! Great to see you here on Transition U.S. and Transition New York. You highlighted in your profile "... Just learning...." -- Super! Great place to start. You may want to look into the Newcomers Group below.

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