Community Cafe Bainbridge

In this 26-minute podcast conversation, we learn what's special and what's significant about the City's just-finished update of the Comprehensive Plan for the Island's 10-20 year future. The public is invited to attend either of two September open house and public hearing events to hear about the final draft or offer comments: (1) Saturday Sept 17th from 10am to 11:30 (plus a hearing), or (2) Thursday, Sept 22nd from 4:30 to 6pm (plus hearing). During this podcast, comprehensive planning expert and adviser Joe Tovar summarizes the salient features of the 10-element revised and rewritten document that represents two years of intense work by island residents, City staff and representatives of the Planning Commission. And Jennifer Sutton, the project coordinator and a Senior Planner for the City, is on hand to add her thoughts. As Joe Tovar points out, the report's main conclusions about land use are notable -- namely, that our City of about 23,600 people already has adequate zoning and infrastructure to accommo