Official Community Plan visioning scheduled for Tuesday afternoon

Merritt City Council will be holding a committee of the whole meeting Tuesday (Jan 19) afternoon focused on the new Official Community Plan.

City Staff along with the contracted team at WSP have been reviewing the current OCP.

“The current Official Community Plan was adopted by City Council in 2011. Nearing a decade in force, the City has shifted and grown under the direction of this plan. In reviewing and refreshing the Official Community Plan, the project team, in coordination with the City of Merritt, can identify the achievements of the past 9 years, while developing a vision for growth over the next 20. Through this exercise, key themes will be engaged upon and supportive direction provided to the community,” said WSP’s Bob Evans.

“The Official Community Plan is the overall City document which will help guide our community forward,” said Mayor Linda Brown. “During the 2018 election, I, and Council members, ran on a platform of Growth and Sustainability. This Plan will assist us to meet that goal for the community.” 

This afternoon’s meeting will be focused on visioning for the new OCP and updating the current stated vision from 2004. 

The meeting begins at 2 pm and due to COVID-19, the public will be required to watch the proceedings online. 

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