Virtual comp. plan meeting set

The Hartwell Comprehensive Plan Committee will host a virtual meeting through Zoom on Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. for public input on the comprehensive plan.  
The plan, which needs to be updated every 10 years, is a requirement by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs to be eligible for different grants and lists projects that the city wants to accomplish in the next decade. The comprehensive plan would also include the character map, which would designate certain areas for residential, commercial, manufacturing and multifamily housing. The character map will dictate where certain development should be built to preserve the “character of Hartwell,” according to city manager Jon Herschel, and to avoid logistical problems in the future.
This will be the second public meeting on the plan, following an in-person meeting on Dec. 9 at Hartwell City Hall. This second meeting is virtual to allow more people to attend because of the state’s pandemic-prompted 50-person limit to indoor gatherings, according to Downtown Development Authority director Jason Ford.
“What makes the comprehensive plan the best is when more people contribute to it,” Ford said. “We just try to get as many folks involved as we can.”
The link for the zoom meeting is in the box accompanying this article. You can also join the zoom meeting by phone calling 1-646-558-8656.
An online survey is still available to anyone with a vested interest in the community. The survey aims to find out what people think of the job Hartwell is doing with its services and what Hartwell should concentrate on in future development. This survey will be accessible through Dec. 11.
As of Dec.  4, there were 144 responses and the plan committee hopes to have at least 200 responses by the close of the survey. The online survey can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G73YRZN, or by visiting the city’s website at hart-well-ga.info.

The virtual comprehensive plan meeting can be accesed online at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88924439072?pwd=WDRIbUVDT3EyZ1l2Y1VGeWF2a2RhQT09.
The meeting ID is 889 2443 9072 and the pass code is 209822. You can also join the zoom meeting by phone calling 1-646-558-8656.