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Mr. Herd’s proposal and cost-estimates addressed an initial data collection survey and analysis, a series of three to five meetings or ‘Visioning sessions,” interactive workshops with townspeople participating, and ultimately, a draft planning document summarizing the goals and actions necessary to achieve it. This draft document would evolve into a final comprehensive plan that, after public hearings, would require approval by the town council.
Mr. Miller, also a volunteer, questioned the need for a comprehensive plan. Mr. Gooch and town treasurer Louise Van Dort explained that having a current plan in place is a regulatory requirement. The most recent comprehensive plan, from 1988, is now up for its second five-year review.
Mr. Gooch approached the question of funding by suggesting that “there are some items we could do ourselves, some we might not do at all to keep costs as minimal as possible.” One of the items he considered within that framework was the proposed data collection survey, a $4,000 item.
Ms. Van Dort supported the survey, describing it as “an integral part of the wastewater study. (How can we begin to make long term decisions without knowing) who we are going to serve and how many?”
Councilman Charlie Tompkins, chairman of the Wastewater Study Committee, also believed that it would be a good investment. “The visioning process could provide valuable input to that (study). It would be dollars well spent to get people involved.”
Mayor Stewart Willis proposed splitting the tasks into two budget years, authorizing the data collection stage to be completed during the current fiscal year and then re-evaluating the situation next year. This suggestion was supported by other council and committee members.
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