Crafting Your Community Plan

It’s been 24 years since the City of Dublin adopted its first community plan. That document, approved by City Council in 1988, sought to ensure that careful planning efforts and land use decisions would allow Dublin to continue to grow and flourish.

By all accounts, it’s been a great success in laying the groundwork for the well-planned community that Dublin is today.

Just as the original document sought to accommodate the changing needs of the City, the latest update to the plan is going to provide even more flexibility. For the first time, Dublin’s community plan will feature a web-based format rather than the printed “static” document produced for the previous updates.

We believe community engagement is an essential component to creating and adopting the plan. As with those previous printed updates, the web-based community plan will engage the community – residents, business leaders, employees, developers, builders and landowners – in the process. With the content being created via the web, the public will be able to review and comment online, even watch its progress unfold.

Users will be able to get up-to-date maps and more detailed content by clicking links and accessing archived information. The City’s GIS and mapping applications will allow the maps to be updated live and will connect content with visuals and relevant charts and graphs.

In addition, the web version will save the City money in printing costs and offers a more sustainable approach. The format allows future amendments to the plan to be timely, seamless and easily accessible by the public.

I invite you to get involved in the process and be sure to provide your comments. The plan can be accessed by visiting www.DublinOhioUSA.gov.

Sincerely,

Marsha I. Grigsby, City Manager