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City looks to offer 10-year outline for development
Sarah Foster
Issue date: 8/28/07 Section: Community
Kyger explained that he sees this update as more of a refinement to the current plan already instilled rather than a complete overhaul of the plan.
"A lot of time and effort was put into the existing plan when it was updated 10 years ago," Kyger said. "Now there is time to look at the plan to see which things are still relevant today, and which things need to be changed."
Oxford City Councilor Dave Prows said he believes the Charter Amendment initiative, which is on the November ballot, would directly line up with the goals of the comprehensive plan update. The Charter Amendment is an initiative, if passed, which will modify the restriction on the amount of uptown apartments and businesses located uptown. Currently, there may be no more than three residential units in one building due to the charter.
"The comprehensive plan update states that it wants to allow for a more vibrant uptown, and (the Charter Amendment initiative) will allow for that," Prows said.
Kyger said he believes that one of the important areas in the update is its commitment to quality of life improvements.
"Whatever we can do to make our community a better place to attract and retain faculty members is a great step," he said. "This way the people that work and teach here will stay here."
Before the plan was started, the chamber of commerce created a similar plan called The Future of Oxford. The plan was an effort to reach out to the community so citizens could voice their desires for the aesthetics of Oxford. However, according to Kyger, the plan was not accepted by the planning commission and voted on by city council, meaning the city could not use it as a reference for development.
"A lot of time and effort was put into the existing plan when it was updated 10 years ago," Kyger said. "Now there is time to look at the plan to see which things are still relevant today, and which things need to be changed."
Oxford City Councilor Dave Prows said he believes the Charter Amendment initiative, which is on the November ballot, would directly line up with the goals of the comprehensive plan update. The Charter Amendment is an initiative, if passed, which will modify the restriction on the amount of uptown apartments and businesses located uptown. Currently, there may be no more than three residential units in one building due to the charter.
"The comprehensive plan update states that it wants to allow for a more vibrant uptown, and (the Charter Amendment initiative) will allow for that," Prows said.
Kyger said he believes that one of the important areas in the update is its commitment to quality of life improvements.
"Whatever we can do to make our community a better place to attract and retain faculty members is a great step," he said. "This way the people that work and teach here will stay here."
Before the plan was started, the chamber of commerce created a similar plan called The Future of Oxford. The plan was an effort to reach out to the community so citizens could voice their desires for the aesthetics of Oxford. However, according to Kyger, the plan was not accepted by the planning commission and voted on by city council, meaning the city could not use it as a reference for development.
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