Master Plan Public Hearing Dates

The City Planning Commission has announced the following dates and times for public hearings on the Master Plan:

Tuesday, October 13, 4:30 - 9:00 PM

Friday, October 16, 4:30 - 9:00 PM

Tuesday, October 27, 3:30 PM

The hearings will be held at City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street, in the Council Chambers on the first floor.

Also, any written comments on the Master Plan must be submitted to City Planning by 5:00 PM on Wednesday, October 28.

The Planning Commission expects to vote on the Master Plan -- including consideration of any proposed amendments -- on November 10.  It will then be sent to the City Council, which almost certainly will not take it up until after the passage of the city budget, which by law must take place no later than December 1.  Assuming the Planning Commission forwards the Master Plan to the Council on a timely basis, it will have to either pass it, reject it, or amend and return it to the Planning Commission before the end of December.

We encourage you to read as much of the Master Plan as possible and to offer your comments on it, either at one of the public hearings or in written form.  The document is available for reading in public libraries and on the Internet at www.nolamasterplan.org.  Currently, chapters 15 and 16 are missing from the documents, but we have been assured that they are to be added to the website shortly.

Breonne DeDecker
Citizen Participation Project Assistant