They went directly into Wilmington’s many neighborhoods to record critiques and ideas straight from residents’ mouths; now, City of Wilmington planners are scheduling a wrap-up to review it all.
That drop-in style meeting will be Saturday, 10 a.m., in the Paynter Assembly Room of the Northeast Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Road. The public is encouraged to attend and learn where their input will lead the city.
“Hundreds of citizens have attended neighborhood meetings the city has held to gather citizen input that will be used to develop a long-term growth plan for Wilmington,” a notice explained. “The plan will help deal with population growth and coming demographic changes that will change the face of Wilmington.”
Citywide, the population–at 110,000–is projected to add 56,000 new residents by 2040. Wilmington doesn’t have available space to handle it by traditional development standards, according to a staff presentation in September 2013. (Related story)
Residents’ input is being boiled into a long-term comprehensive plan meant to guide city leaders’ policy decisions as time progresses, population swells and demographics change.
Anyone who couldn’t attend the neighborhood series, or who can’t attend Saturday’s wrap-up, may provide input online at connectwilmington.org.
More information about the city’s comprehensive plan is at createwilmington.com.
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