ROCKPORT — The Town of Rockport seeks six more committee applications for the Comprehensive Plan Committee.

The committee will consist of:

(2) Select Board Members

(1) Planning Board Member

(1) ZBA Member

(1) Conservation Commission Member

(1) Harbor Committee Member

(11) Citizens

The timetable for the committee will be:

Winter 2020 and throughout 2020

• Committee begins meeting in January 2020
• Committee reviews plan inventory sections. This will continue throughout 2020 until the inventory section are completed.
• Conduct Public meetings and information gathering sessions.
• Update the plan policies as per the work already completed by the Select Board and develop a land use plan.

Winter 2021

The plan draft is complete and public review is undertaken for consideration at the June 2021 Town Meeting The Committee will be expected to meet at least once a month and during certain times throughout the process may have to meet twice a month.

The entire process from start to presentation at the June 2021 Town Meeting should take 18 months. The role of the committee will be to review and revise the plan inventory sections and develop plan action items including a land use plan.

Planning Staff will develop the draft plan inventory sections and the draft policies and provide materials for the committee to review at each meeting.

The committee will review /edit and modify the plan sections drafted by Town staff and participate in public outreach efforts to obtain public ideas and input.

Public Participation

One of the first tasks for the Comprehensive Plan committee will be to create a public participation strategy to solicit public comment throughout the planning process. A few suggestions will be provided by the Planning Staff for their consideration based upon what has been successful in other communities.

The deadline for applications to be considered for the committee is January 3, 2020.