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Creating the Brown Deer Comprehensive PlanBrown Deer Comprehensive Plan Process OverviewThe Brown Deer Comprehensive Plan will be completed in about 14 months, starting with initial Public Involvement and data gathering in February 2008. Ideally, the final draft of the plan will be presented to the Village Board of Trustees by March 2009. The process is organized around three basic phases: Issues & Opportunties, Synthesis of Draft Plan Elements, Refinement & Adoption. Each phase includes extensive Public Involvement opportunities for stakeholders to guide the development of the plan. The entire process is overseen by the Village’s Plan Commission, which includes elected officials and citizens.
Issues and Opportunities Phase The first six months of the planning process are devoted to identifying and focusing Brown Deer’s vision for its future. Combining an analysis of population, economic, land use and environmental data, historical trends and past vision exercises with stakeholder interviews and a community workshop, the phase culminates with the articulation of goals and objectives for the Village’s next twenty years. Synthesis of Plan Elements Phase The Planning Team, led by Village staff, the Plan Commission and planners from URS Corporation, address the community’s goals and objectives in each of the plan areas. A special focus is placed on Opportunity Areas identified and prioritized by stakeholders, places that are likely to change over the next two decades. The community vision will be refined with a survey and focus groups. Refinement & Adoption Phase The draft plan elements will be circulated to stakeholders in Brown Deer and neighboring communities. Citizens will be able to learn about the draft elements and help refine them at a Community Open House and a public hearing. Once editing is complete, the Village Board will adopt the comprehensive plan by resolution.
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