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Contact:      Ed Wynes, City of Elko Planning Department
  775-777-7160, ewynes@ci.elko.nv.us
                   
                    Laura Hanson, CRSA
                    801-355-5915, laura@crsa-us.com   
                   
City of Elko Master Plan Update in Progress

ELKO, Nevada – (July 27, 2010) – The City of Elko, in collaboration with CRSA, a private consulting firm based in Salt Lake City, is in the process of updating the City’s Master Plan. The Master Plan Update will include four chapters:  Land Use, Transportation, Parks and Recreation, and Arts and Culture.   Each chapter will include a set of goals and objectives for the future, an inventory and analysis of existing conditions, and a set of best practices that offer recommendations for the future.  To date, the draft goals and objectives, and existing conditions analyses have been completed. 

A series of monthly work sessions with the Elko City Planning Commission have been held, with the purpose of collecting input on the direction of the plan.  The focus of the July 20, 2010 work session was a presentation of the Parks and Recreation existing conditions analysis. 

The Master Plan Update process is expected to extend through the end of the year, and the following is a general outline of the upcoming milestones and tasks:

August 17, 2010
- Presentation of transportation analysis and preliminary recommendations to the Planning Commission.
- Continued drafting of future plan recommendations for all chapters – Land use, Transportation, Parks, Arts & Culture.

September 21, 2010
- Presentation of key recommendations and components of entire plan to the Planning Commission.
- Public Open House to present draft plan elements and solicit input. Date TBD.

October 19, 2010
- Review changes to draft plan
- Prepare final draft for adoption process

November
- Planning Commission public hearing, Date TBD.
December
- City Council public hearing, Date TBD.


The public is invited to participate throughout the planning process, and a number of participation opportunities are available:

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