2023 Comprehensive Plan Update
Downtown Master Plan
Altogether Advancing
Every municipality in Georgia is required by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs to maintain and update their comprehensive plan every five years to ensure that cities achieve minimum planning standards. While we develop strategic plans for specific areas of our local government – like parks and recreation, the arts or our historic downtown – the comprehensive plan marries these plans into a single document that will help guide the growth in Carrollton over the next 20 years. It is a tool the city uses to check our progress against the goals and tasks we have laid out for ourselves so we can ensure we are always advancing in the direction of our community vision.
Altogether Involved
Community participation is the backbone to a successful comprehensive plan. The planning process creates opportunities to gather input from the community to develop a vision for the future of Carrollton and a guide for achieving this vision.
Participate in an Upcoming Workshop:
| Tuesday, March 14 @ 6pm 1st Floor Courtroom of Public Safety Annex 115 West Center Street, Carrollton, GA 30117 | Kick-off Public Hearing |
| Thursday, March 16 @ 6pm Center for the Arts 251 Alabama Street, Carrollton GA 30117 | Visioning Workshop |
| Thursday, April 13 @ 6pm WPA Center 590 North Cliff Street, Carrollton, GA 30117 | Workshop #1: Development Quality, Neighborhoods & Housing, Land Use |
| Tuesday, April 18 @ 6pm Lakeshore Park Gym 116 Lumpkin Drive, Carrollton, GA 30117 | Workshop #2: Parks & Recreation, Beautification, Tourism & Health |
| Thursday, April 27 @ 6pm Fire Station #23 203 Central High Road, Carrollton, GA 30116 | Workshop #3: Transportation, Infrastructure, Services & Safety |
| Tuesday, May 23 @ 6pm City Hall 315 Bradley Street, Carrollton, GA 30117 | Steering Committee Meeting |
| Thursday, June 15 @ 6pm Train Depot 455 Bradley Street, Carrollton, GA 30117 | Town Hall Meeting: Presentation of Findings |
Altogether Leading
The Steering Committee serves as an oversight group for the comprehensive plan update process as city staff consolidates public comments into a workable plan that will help guide city leaders when making decisions on behalf of the community.
Altogether Advancing
We are working with the Carl Vinson Institute of Government to develop a Downtown Master Plan for Carrollton. The Downtown Renaissance Strategic Visioning and Planning Process assists downtowns through the creation of a community-supported vision, plan and implementation program. The RSVP is both a downtown master planning process and a downtown planning document that illustrates the community’s vision for the future and provides the steps to get there. RSVPs help local governments and community partners prioritize top downtown issues and establish a consensus around what must be achieved in the short and long term.
Altogether Involved
Community participation is the backbone of a successful master plan. The planning process creates opportunities to gather input from the community to develop a vision for the future of Downtown Carrollton and a guide for achieving this vision.
The City of Carrollton will host a public kick-off meeting and several focus groups for the Renaissance Strategic Visioning and Planning (RSVP) program. These meetings are a great opportunity for stakeholders to come together, share ideas and help develop a vision and plan for Downtown Carrollton.
Kick-off Public Meeting
February 28 @ 6pm / Carrollton Center for the Arts
Focus Groups:
| Tuesday, February 28 | Focus Groups / Center for the Arts County government @ 1pm Downtown property owners, business owners and residents @ 2:30pm |
| Wednesday, March 1 | Focus Groups / Center for the Arts City of Carrollton staff @ 9am Industry/corporate @ 10:30am Focus Groups / UWG UWG students @ 2pm UWG faculty/staff @ 3pm |
| Thursday, March 2 | Focus Groups / Depot on Bradley Churches and non-profits @ 9am Real estate/realtors and developers @ 10:30am |
Altogether Leading
The steering committee serves as an oversight group for leading the downtown master planning process.
David Brooks
Ben Garrett
Rich Weaver
Kelly Houck
Brad Wilks
Jonathan Hardesty
Patrick Harris
Missy Dugan
Phil Tuggle
John Bass
Brian Dill
Mayor and City Council – Ex Officio