Comprehensive Plan

Thoma Development Consultants is working with the City of Cortland in developing a new Comprehensive Plan to guide and focus future development within the City. This page will be updated regularly with information regarding development of the plan, and you may wish to bookmark it.

Upcoming Meetings

A series of Steering Committee work sesssions are scheduled over the next several months to review inventory and analysis findings and to develop goals and implementation actions. All work sessions are scheduled for 7pm at the Chamber of Commerce conference room at 37 Church Street. Although discussions will generally be limited to Steering Committe members, the public is free to attend. The meeting schedule and topics are as follows:

MEETING 1: Tuesday, July 22

            Demographics

            Housing (incl. Student Housing)

            Code Enforcement

 

MEETING 2: Tuesday, August 26

            Zoning and Land Use Primer

            Housing

 

MEETING 2: Wednesday, September 10

            Business Climate/Economic Development

            Development of Commercial Areas

            Downtown

 

MEETING 4:  Tuesday September 23

            Transportation

            Infrastructure/Utilities

            Open Space, Parks, and Recreation

MEETING 5:  Monday, October 6

            Historic, Architectural, and Cultural Resources

            Educational Resources

            Natural Resources/Environmental Concerns/Flooding

MEETING 6:  Wednesday, October 29

            Intergovernmental Cooperation

            Healthcare (incl. CRMC expansion)

            Public Safety and Emergency Services

 

 

Vision Meeting Results

The results of the three public participation meetings can be downloaded here.

Residents Opinion Survey

A total of 475 resident surveys were mailed to a random sampling within the City.  177 surveys were completed and returned, which results in a 37% response rate. Results of the Residents’ survey can be found here.

It is important to note that the survey universe is relatively small, and use of the survey results for purposes other than providing guidance for the development of the Comprehensive Plan is strongly discouraged.

October 29, 2007 Steering Committee Meeting

The Steering Committee completed a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) Analysis at the outset of the planning process. Identifying these particulars is an introduction to a broad range of issues that can be studied in greater detail within the comprehensive planning process. The SWOT Analysis technique guides the direction of some key focal points within the plan. The results of the meeting can be downloaded here.