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PLANNING 12
Transportation Plan
Update
Town Council and the Planning and Zoning
Board (PZB) continued their review and
discussion of the September version of the
Comprehensive Transportation Plan update,
including holding multiple public comment
sessions.
In December, PZB discussed specific
changes to the draft Plan, and directed staff
to incorporate those changes into another
draft. The next draft is expected to be ready
for presentation to PZB in March.
Additional public comment opportunities are
anticipated to share the updated draft.
Development
ServicesRenovation
Dylan Bruchhaus joined the
Planning
Department
in
October. Dylan works in the
Long-range Planning Division
as a Transportation Planner I.
Prior to joining the Morrisville
team, Dylan worked for the
New York City Department of
Transportation while earning his Master of City and
Regional Planning degree from Rutgers University.
Beginning in November, the
Development Services front
office underwent renovations
to introduce a more open,
and welcoming, environment
for applicants and the
community. Construction was
completed in early January
2018.
Comprehensive Land Use Plan
Director Courtney Tanner recently visited a
4th grade classroom to discuss the role of a
town planner in the community. The students
participated in a town planning exercise, in
which they learned about the importance of
urban planning and collaboration.
Fun fact: each of the towns were planned with
an incredible park system, but only one had a
grocery store.
Planning in the
Classroom
Town staff continued contract negotiations with the
selected Comprehensive Land Use Plan update
consultant. The current expectation is that the project
will in begin in early spring 2018.
Some of the main plan update goals include in-depth
studies of the McCrimmon Parkway extension area and
the underdeveloped and vacant land near Wake Tech.