Resources and Information
- Maggie Bacon
- Sep 16, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Sep 30
If you are looking for files related to the update of the Village of Empire's Master Plan, you are in the right place.
Please note: Until the Master Plan Update is adopted, these attachments are considered working documents.
NEW! 7/17/2025 Planning Commission Refers Master Plan Update to Village Council for 63-day public review
2019 Master Plan and Coastal Resiliency
Master Plan Update Materials (related to the final update DRAFT)
NOTE: The instructions for Q9 could have been more specific. We take responsibility for that oversight. We have redacted names (and some corresponding identifying information from the comments) but retained the valuable feedback. Respondents will see their comments noted and know their voices were heard. Any redactions can be recognized as black box covering a word or two.
Minutes from the Working Group meeting reviewing the DRAFT
Handouts from the Meeting
Updates on meeting requests - still more updates to be added
Unofficial, checklist outlining the approval process. This is not a legal document, it is purely informational. Anyone requesting the steps per the statute may access that information here.
Consultant Materials - Scope of work and Assessment of 2019 MP Goals
This is the revised scope of work that incorporated professional services for the Master Plan Update
Working Group and Joint VC/PC Files
The Excel file below lists the goals and objectives from the 2019 Master Plan. They have been categorized for discussion—the working group was charged with identifying what was still important and might not be necessary. The phrase "High/Medium/Low" is not a prioritization. Rather, that designation indicates the level of community sentiment related to those goals.
This is a DRAFT of the outline for the MP update
Planning Commission and Village Council Educational Sessions
The three files (below) are the slides used in the Educational Sessions for the Planning Commission and Village Council held in July, August, and September.
Reference Materials
These are materials used by the Village Consultants, which may provide further context for the planning process locally and regionally.
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