What is your wish for Alton to thrive into the next 20 years? Do you want to see more jobs or businesses? Are you interested in more ways to get around by walking, biking, or transit? Are there enough housing options where you want to live? What about the riverfront and parks? The City is pleased to announce the start of our comprehensive plan process and we want you to get involved.
A comprehensive plan is a guidebook for the city, looking 20 years into the future. In this role, the comprehensive plan serves as a navigational tool, a compass to evaluate alternative decisions and determine which are best aligned with the community’s vision. It starts with an aspirational vision of what people want the city to be in the future. Then, the Plan will provide a pragmatic, step-by-step action plan intended to accomplish specific outcomes to further the vision.
We need you, your friends, and neighbors to lend your voice to the future of housing, mobility, parks and open space, jobs and businesses, and how the city will evolve to benefit everyone. We are just at the beginning so your input will directly impact the vision for the city. Stay tuned to this Comprehensive Plan landing page for more details on how to get involved. You will have opportunities to provide your ideas online through surveys and interactive maps, in-person at places in your neighborhood, and through citywide community workshops.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
You can review more details about Alton’s past planning efforts, demographics, market conditions, and other existing conditions information in the comprehensive plan’s Existing Conditions Report, to view click here.
TIMELINE
The comprehensive plan will be developed over a period of 12 to 18 months, kicking off this past summer. The process will occur over four strategic phases with public and stakeholder engagement throughout the planning process.
YOUR VOICE
Tell us your ideas for a vision for the future of Alton! Provide input to guide the initial thinking of the comprehensive plan through two ways:
- Community Visioning Workshop – Wednesday, October 15th (thanks to those who attended – updates and next-steps to come!)
- Online Storymap and Survey – please click here.
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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee (CPAC) is a temporary, advisory group formed to support the City of Alton’s Comprehensive Plan update. The CPAC brings together community members, local leaders, and representatives from organizations and institutions to share perspectives and provide input at key points in the planning process.
The committee’s role is to help inform City staff and the consultant team by discussing community conditions, priorities, and opportunities. The CPAC does not make decisions, take votes, or approve plan documents. All formal review and approval of the Comprehensive Plan will occur through the City’s public bodies, including the Plan Commission and City Council.
The CPAC meets on an as-needed basis during the Comprehensive Plan process and will conclude its work upon completion of the plan.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Laura Lyon Hope Mader
Trudy Bodenbach Elaine Kane
Peter Hough Nick Johnson
Shondalyn Williamson Kevin Jemison
Lauren Pattan Stephanie Elliott
Anette Campbell Scot Heathman
Dr. Deedee Jones Al Womack