What is a comprehensive plan?
A comprehensive plan is a voluntary set of written and/or graphic materials that identify the goals, objectives, principles, guidelines, policies, standards, devices and instruments for the immediate and long-range protection, enhancement, growth and development of the town.
It includes a thorough analysis and inventory of current data showing land development trends and issues, community resources, and public needs for transportation, recreation and housing.
How will the Town use the comprehensive plan?
Comprehensive plans guide future growth for municipalities like the Town of Dryden. They are not instruction books, but rather tools to frame growth, set direction, and give high-level guidance. This plan will be used to inform future ordinances, zoning code revisions, among other items.
Plan Process
The Comprehensive Plan is an important town wide policy document that provides direction to Dryden’s built, economic, and natural environment into the future. As such, the planning process needs to be both data-driven and reflective of the aspirations of the community.
Public participation is a key element of the plan process and is a means for all people to bring their voices into the process and to share their own ideas, backgrounds, and experiences to plan for a future that benefits everyone. Throughout the planning process, the people of Dryden will be called upon to assist in the creation of Dryden 2045, and the final plan will reflect that participation.
