Comp 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. 

Richard Diment
Jean Waldrop
LaDonna Fryar
Montrell McClendon
Nichole Fannin
Joel Morris
Rodney Smith

Brian Mosier
Marissa Ramos-Santana
Martyna Griffin
Bradley McLester
Vincent Dortch
Christina Davis
Mike Horton

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 1Focus 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 2Focus 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