Tyler 21 Steering Committee to Receive Annual Update

TYLER � The Tyler 21 Steering Committee, a citizen group originally formed to guide development of the city�s twenty-year comprehensive plan, will meet this morning to receive its third annual implementation update. The meeting�s set for 11:30 at City Hall. The Tyler 21 plan was formally adopted by the City Council in November 2007. As part of the implementation plan, city staff will provide an annual update on the status of implementation of the plan.

According to materials from the city, the 20-year plan creates a strategic framework for future actions for the city and will act as a guide as the city continues to grow. Officials say it defines a vision for the future linked to overall goals and policies, containing strategies and action items for achieving the goals. The Tyler 21 Plan took 18 months to construct, and more than 1,000 Tylerites provided input into its development through an unprecedented public involvement process. The input gathered from the public involvement process was used to establish the vision and principles that became the framework for the nearly 500-page plan. More than 100 citizen volunteers participated on working groups to further define the key issues and strategies to address the long-term future needs of the City.

The Tyler 21 Plan addresses issues such as downtown revitalization, north end revitalization, transportation, historic preservation, parks and recreation, transportation, housing and neighborhoods, public facilities, and the economy.