New comprehensive plan in the works for Ellwood City
Nicholas Vercilla
ELLWOOD CITY — Borough council has approved the first step in the process to develop a new comprehensive plan for the municipality.
Council last week approved a motion that would allow borough Manager David Allen to request proposals from qualified firms to develop an updated plan.
Allen said he will form a committee of borough officials and stakeholders to determine what they would want to see in the proposals.
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He also said the proposals are not the same as bids, as they are more like “in-depth resumes” of what would be in the plan.
Allen said he wants the plan to be seen as a “living document” by officials to be actively used for the next 10-20 years, and not simply sit on a shelf.
He said the process to create a new plan is “not cheap,” but will look in the 2022 budget to help finance the plan.
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Allen added it took five years for the borough to complete its last comprehensive plan, and expects this one will take 12-25 months.
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Nicholas Vercilla is a staff reporter for the Beaver County Times and Ellwood City Ledger. He can be reached at nvercilla@gannett.com.