Harrisburg Area Residents Invited to Land Use Community Meeting

March 1, 2010 – Residents living in and around Harrisburg are encouraged to attend a community meeting to give input in the Harrisburg Land Use Plan process. A Community Meeting will be held Wednesday, March 3 from 7 until 9 pm at Harrisburg Elementary School. This meeting will showcase work completed during the charrette and allow citizens to make comments. Community members are invited to a presentation and a question–and–answer session about the proposed land use plan, then walk around and review proposed plans, ask questions, and provide feedback.

The planning charrette was held two weeks ago and provided an intensive, multi–disciplinary design workshop to facilitate an open discussion between the stakeholders of this long–range planning project. Design experts led key community stakeholders through a series of brain–storming sessions to determine best uses and mapping options for desirable land use alternatives, including transportation, utilities, schools, fire, police, parks, and open space.

Consultants with LandDesign have taken this feedback and developed proposed land use maps. These proposed maps will be explained in detail at the Community Meeting. Residents of the Harrisburg planning area can review the maps in advance at the Harrisburg Area Land Use Plan virtual meeting site: planning.cabarruscounty.us/harrisburg.

Cabarrus County, in cooperation with the Town of Harrisburg, is creating a new land use plan for a pre–defined area in and around Harrisburg, which is loosely bounded by the Rocky River, Rocky River Road and the Mecklenburg County line. The plan will guide leaders of Cabarrus County, the Town of Harrisburg and Cabarrus County Schools as they consider new development and school construction in this area.

Throughout the land use planning process, residents of the Harrisburg area are being asked to provide their input as planners move through each phase of the process. The community’s assets and benefits, which were identified by residents as well as town and county leaders during kick–off meetings, will become a core component of the plan and will be referenced frequently as the plan develops.

All presentations and documents related to this Harrisburg Area Land Use Plan effort are posted on the Cabarrus County website. In addition, all citizen comments are transcribed and posted on this website. For details about the planning process and to sign up for meeting notifications: planning.cabarruscounty.us/harrisburg or call 704-920-2141.