The Town of Lewis received a 2010 Adirondack Smart Growth Grant to prepare the community's first Comprehensive Plan. A committee has been appointed to oversee the development of the plan. Residents are currently being asked to complete an opinion survey and a planning workshop is being planned.
Complete the Lewis Opinion Survey Online!
Our first step in writing the plan is finding out what residents think about Lewis. By completing the short survey, your opinions, ideas and concerns will inform the writing of our plan. A report summarizing the survey results will be posted on this website by May 1.
stay informed
As work gets underway on the plan, we will be posting drafts, meeting minutes and more here. A schedule of committee meetings and public workshops will also be maintained on the website. If you would like to receive email updates about the progress of this project and upcoming activities, you can request to be added to our email list by clicking on the link to the left.
What is a comprehensive plan?
We all know that it is a good idea to have a plan before starting to build a home or start a business. The same holds true for communities. A comprehensive plan puts down on paper the hopes, dreams and goals residents hold for their community. It describes how, and at what pace, residents want their community to change physically, economically and socially. A comprehensive plan describes:
- What the community is like today.
- What residents want their community to be like in the future.
- What needs to be done to get there.
- Why various recommendations are being made.
A comprehensive plan is not a local law. It serves as a road map or blueprint, guiding the actions of town government. Other units of government and their agencies also need to consider whether proposed actions or decisions will conflict with a community's adopted comprehensive plan.
Lewis Survey Results