Session: Smart Growth Plan Approval

March 30, 4:00 PM

Joy A. Mee, FAICP, CRE
City of Phoenix

Debra Stark, AICP
City of Peoria

Linda Edwards, AICP
Town of Gilbert

Preparing a smart growth comprehensive plan with specific required elements for voter ratification presents unique challenges. Three diverse Arizona communities explain their public involvement strategies, how they achieved consensus, and their use of staff, temporary staff and consultants to prepare successful plans covering growth areas, costs of development, environmental sustainability, infill, open space preservation, and commercial revitalization. All three plans were ratified with substantial majorities and were better products as a result of extensive public education and involvement of all city and town leadership.

Smart Growth General Plans and Voter Ratification in Arizona

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Joy A. Mee, FAICP, CRE
Assistant Planning Director
City of Phoenix

Debra Stark, AICP
Community Development Director
City of Peoria

Linda Edwards, AICP
Planning Manager
Town of Gilbert