Savannah - Chatham County Metropolitan Planning Commission

Sessions for public input are scheduled in June

I want to take this opportunity to encourage as
many folks as possible to attend public comment
sessions that we have scheduled for two important
community projects.

For over a year staff has been meeting with a citizen
committee to discuss the need for revisions to our Historic
District Zoning Ordinance. After much discussion and internal review, a draft Ordinance is ready for public comment. The attached flyer that lists our meeting schedule.

We have also prepared a blog for those who would rather submit comments online. This blog site has a number of informational links. I urge you to visit our blog to leave comments or just to browse.

Secondly, staff for our Metropolitan Planning Organization known as CORE (Coastal Regional MPO) has started to update our Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). This Plan will present a vision for transportation out to the year 2035.

Our first public comment meeting is scheduled for June 2, 2009 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM at the MPC offices, 110 East State Street.Click here for information about this meeting.

Here is our Spring issue of the MPC Headlines. I believe that this will also give you an overview of activities mentioned above.

Please call me at 912/651-1446 if you have any questions or comments. You may also send an e-mail to me at thomsont@thempc.org.

Need to contact us?
Here is our Contact Information page.

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Interested in Transportation Issues? See our MPO section
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West Bay Street/Hudson Hill
The MPC is sponsoring a series of workshops to develop a plan for this area. Your input is welcome!

Workshops will be at the MPC offices, 110 E. State St. at 5:50 on the first Wednesday of the month from June through August. Call 651-1478 for more information.

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NEW!!! Chatham County Resource Protection Commission

Public comment period for the Historic District Ordinance Revisions process began June 1, 2009.

Here is a flyer that describes our public involvement meetings.

To make comments on our blog, please visit www.savannahhdrc.org

Review copies of the draft document are available at the Live Oak Public Library Main branch and the Ola Wyeth Branch on Factor's Walk. A copy is also available in our Lee Meyer Public Information Center and online by clicking here.

Beth Reiter is the project coordinator. You may contact her by phone
912/651-1453, or e-mail to reiterm@thempc.org
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The Chatham Environmental Forum has completed their planning process for making Chatham County the "Greenest County in Georgia." To view their strategy, visit: www.joininchatham.com

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Want to learn more about zoning?
The MPC held five community meetings to educate the public about zoning and its relationship to development. Click here for the PowerPoint presentation.