ASPEN,
COLO. (March 28, 2011) – The revised draft of the joint City-County 2011
Aspen Area Community Plan (AACP) was released today and is available for public
review at www.aspencommunityvision.com. Copies are available in the City Community
Development Department, City Hall.
Between
October 2008 and February 2009, public input was gathered through a series of
focus groups, a community survey, blog, Facebook, and instant voting
sessions. Another series of small and
large group meetings were held October 2010 thru November 2010, and an
additional survey was conducted in January 2011.
The revised draft of the 2011 AACP feature topics that include: a vision
statement, philosophy, what’s changed and what’s new, and addresses the Aspen
Idea, managing growth, economic sustainability, west of the Castle Creek
corridor, transportation, housing, park, recreation, open space and trails,
environmental stewardship, historic preservation, and the lifelong Aspenite.
The community is invited to attend the upcoming Planning and Zoning
Commission public hearings beginning on April 12 at 4:30pm in the Rio Grande
meeting room. The schedule for public
hearings is available on www.aspencommunityvision.com.
Public comments are welcomed and may be posted on the AACP blog or on
Facebook. Both can be accessed on the Adoption page at www.aspencommunityvision.com.
The AACP is a
character-based, ten year community plan for the Aspen Area created in
collaboration between the City of Aspen and Pitkin County. It is used as a
decision-making guide by both the City Council and County Commissioners.
Contact: Jessica
Garrow, long-range planner for the City of Aspen, 970-429-2780