Landusemap

Jamestown (CSi) RDG Planning and Design, is preparing the Land Use and Transportation Plan for Jamestown, with public meetings set for today and Thursday, to receive public input as he prepares the Plan.

The workshops run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. today at Jamestown City Hall, for the public to talk with the planners.

A presentation of the findings of the meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday in Jamestown Civic Center, Exchequer Room.

For those who cannot comment in person, a survey is available at www.rdgusa.com/jamestown

At Tuesday’s Steering Committee meeting RDG Planning and Design, Principal Planner, Marty Shukert  said  his data projected three levels of possible growth for consideration:

*A 1 percent population growth for the next 10 years followed by a 0.5 percent population growth per year for the following 15 years would give Jamestown a population of about 17,300 by 2025 and nearly 19,000 by 2040. This is considered a slow rate of growth.

*A moderate growth rate of 1.5 percent for the first 10 years and 0.75 percent for the next 15 years would result in a population of more than 18,500 by 2025 and nearly 21,000 by 2040.

*An aggressive growth rate of 2 percent for 10 years and 1 percent for the next 15 years would result in a population of about 19,000 by 2025 and nearly 23,000 by 2040.

Shukert said Jamestown would have to average about 50 new housing units per year for the next 25 years. Jamestown saw a net increase of 13 housing units or 1.3 per year on average between the years 2000 and 2010.

Shukert added future planning studios will look at planning in more detail, and if a more interest is shown in a single topic, separate meetings will be held.