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City and County Commission Public Hearing

Upcoming Meeting

August 24, 2009

7:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at Williston City Hall

The City and County Commissions will hold a public hearing at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at Williston City Hall to consider adoption of the Williston Comprehensive Plan, Transportation Plan, and US Highway 2 Corridor Study. The following pdf includes recent changes to the plans that have been requested by elected leaders and the Williston Planning and Zoning Commission.

Agenda 3.4mb   

Planning Advisory Committee

Past Meetings

September 24, 2009

1:00 p.m., City Hall 2nd Floor Conference Room

The Planning Advisory Committee met at 1:00 p.m. on September 24, 2009 to discuss the concepts for the Highway 2 West Bypass and to review projected traffic volumes and suggested future roadway improvements. They also reviewed input received at the Public Forum.

Agenda 33k   

June 2, 2009

The Planning Advisory Committee met from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. on June 2, 2009 to discuss the revised draft land use plan. The group agreed that the land use plan is ready to use as the basis for future traffic projections.  The draft land use plan may be viewed on the Draft Plan Materials page.

 Record of Meeting 39k

April 7, 2009

The Planning Advisory Committee met from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on April 7, 2009 to discuss the two land use plan alternatives that were presented the previous night at the Public Forum. The Committee listened to the comments received at the Public Forum, and discussed a number of issues relative to the roadway system, waste water treatment locations, various land use issues, and possible redevelopment areas. The Record of Meeting is provided below.

Record of Meeting 48k

November 19, 2008

The Planning Advisory Committee met on November 19, 2008 to review the results of the public involvement process (see Community Survey). The Committee also reviewed information regarding future acreage consumption based on anticipated city growth, and received information about the ease of expanding infrastructure in various locations around the city.

Agenda 33k    Record of Meeting 39k

March 30, 2009

The Planning Advisory Committee met on Monday, March 30, 2009 to discuss the draft land use and roadway plans for the Comprehensive and Transportation Plans. The Committee discussed a number of features about the draft plan alternatives. SRF is addressing these comments prior to the Public Forum on April 6, 2009. The Record of Meeting is provided below.

Minutes 57k

November 19, 2008

The Planning Advisory Committee met on November 19, 2008 to review the results of the public involvement process (see Community Survey). The Committee also reviewed information regarding future acreage consumption based on anticipated city growth, and received information about the ease of expanding infrastructure in various locations around the city.

Agenda 33k    Record of Meeting 39k

August 7, 2008

The first meeting of the Planning Advisory Committee was held on Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at the City Hall Conference Room.

Agenda 28k

Highway 2 Corridor Committee

Upcoming Meeting

September 24, 2009

9:30 a.m., City Hall 1st Floor Conference Room

The Committee will meet to discuss the concepts for the Highway 2 West Bypass, the projected traffic volumes, and suggested future roadway improvements. They will also review input received at the Public Forum.

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Past Meetings

June 2, 2009

The Highway 2 Corridor Committee met from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on June 2, 2009 to discuss the conceptual alternatives developed for the Highway 2 West Bypass. The focus of the conceptual improvements was to improve access across Hwy 2 for local traffic, while maintaining or improving safe and efficient traffic operations along the corridor. The group discussed conceptual alternatives that involve a combination of limiting access to the Hwy 2 at some locations and enhancing the ability to cross or access Hwy 2 at other locations. Options for a grade separated pedestrian crossing were discussed, either as a stand-alone pedestrian tunnel or bridge, or in combination with a vehicular grade separation. The agenda and Record of Meeting are provided below. The conceptual alternatives may be viewed on the Draft Plan Materials page.

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November 19, 2008

A meeting was held with city and state department of transportation officials to discuss issues associated with the Highway 2 West Bypass and potential options for improving upon existing accesses and intersections along the highway, and for improving upon access to the area west of the highway.

Minutes 57k

Subcommittees Meet to Discuss Goals and Objectives

Two subcommittees of the Planning Advisory Committee met on March 5th and 6th, 2009, to discuss the draft goals and objectives for the Comprehensive Plan and Transportation Plan. The comments made at each meeting are shown in the meeting minutes below. The draft goals and objectives can be viewed on the Draft Plan Materials page.

Meeting Minutes 3/5/09 47k | Meeting Minutes 3/6/09 54k

Focus Group Meetings

On September 22-24, 2008, several focus group meetings were held to gather information and input from a variety of groups as listed below, with meeting notes provided as documentation of the comments made at each meeting: