Comprehensive Plan

It is an exciting time for the City of Statesboro!  We are embarking on the development of our comprehensive plan, which will create a community vision for the next twenty years and provide a road map for how to work together to achieve our vision.  The plan will be developed through a very public process involving community leaders, stakeholders, and citizens.  

Overview

The Comprehensive Plan is developed in accordance with rules and guidelines established by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA).  There are three primary components of the plan: 

• Community Assessment – This part of the comprehensive plan is an objective and professional assessment of data and information about the community, which includes a list of potential issues and opportunities, analysis of existing development patterns, evaluation of current policies, and analysis of data and information.  This section is a concise and informative report used to inform the decision making process.
• Community Participation Program – This section describes the strategies to be used during the planning process to ensure adequate public and stakeholder involvement in the preparation of the Community Agenda portion of the plan. 
• Community Agenda – This is the most importation component of the plan, for it includes the community’s vision for the future as well as its strategy for achieving this vision.  It includes three major components:
• A community vision for the future physical development of the community, expressed in the form of a map indicating unique character areas;
• A list of issues and opportunities identified by the community for future action; and,
• An implementation program, including policies and action items, for achieving the community’s vision for the future and addressing the identified issues and opportunities. 

You may also visit the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) website for further information on comprehensive planning.

Get Involved!

The City will be holding public workshops throughout the process to seek citizen input.  Dates, times, and locations will be announced later.  As the plan is developed, information and draft plan material will also be posted on the city’s website for review and comment.  Finally, you can also receive information and updates by email.  Just send an email to planning@statesboroga.net with the subject “comp plan email list” to stay up-to-date on all the latest.  Your email address will be kept strictly confidential.

More Information

For more information about plan, please check the following links:

              News & Current Events – Steering Committee

              Schedule

              Drafts

              Project Team & Contact Information

This site will be updated periodically throughout the comprehensive planning process; please check back for updates, links and further information.

50 East Main Street | Post Office Box 348 | Statesboro, Georgia 30459

Telephone: (912) 764-0668 | Fax: (912) 764-4691

E-Mail: planning@statesboroga.net