Brookville's current Comprehensive Land Use Plan was last updated and approved in 2004. The updated Comprehensive Land Use Plan will be forward thinking and address anticipated growth and redevelopment in a way that preserves and develops small town character, rural characteristics, reduces sprawl, maximizes infrastructure, enhances multi-modal opportunities, considers environmental impacts, and improves quality of life.

The goal of the new update is to include mechanisms for growth to provide necessary revenue and resources for long-term infrastructure and service upgrades while also maintaining the small-town rural charm of Brookville. The new update will also need to identify strategies for the city when considering annexation requests from property owners located in surrounding townships and consider how development on those parcels impacts the long-term viability of Brookville.

The process will include the inventory, analysis, and synthesis of information which will be organized into a series of planning elements (Land Use, Transportation, Infrastructure, etc.). The selected consultant(s), with direction from the city, will engage the community in participatory process; facilitate public meetings; prepare the proposed plan for review by the city; and, based on this collective information and input, finalize the updated Comprehensive Land Use Plan.

The goal of this project is to develop a consensus around the vision for the future of Brookville while creating strategic and implementable projects to smartly grow Brookville for the next two decades. Specific steps need to be outlined and included with the finished document to assist city staff when considering future community initiatives, infrastructure improvements and proposed development projects. It is important to include significant citizen and stakeholder input opportunities for the city and surrounding township residents/property owners.

The plan will include an executive summary which will be highly graphic, illustrative, jargon-free and implementable. A separate "Implementation Plan" to accompany the plan will be preferred.

Please go to the city's website, https://www.brookvilleohio.com/ for the full RFP.