Jamestown Lawmakers Approve City's First Comprehensive Plan in Nearly Three Decades

For the most part, the City of Jamestown has its first new Comprehensive Plan in approximately 28 years. That after the City Council unanimously approved the proposed "Pearl City 2045" draft plan during its voting session on Monday. City Development Director Crystal Surdyk says having the plan approved was a major milestone for her. Getting a new plan in place was her goal after first being hired as the city's Principal Planner in 2018...

Crystal Surdyk: happy to be at this place

Mayor Kim Ecklund says the city's consultant on the plan will incorporate final comments received until the close of business next Monday before issuing the final plan...  

Kim Ecklund: should be completed in a few weeks

Ecklund says she feels the plan has a real good grasp of where the city is right now, but looks ahead while honoring its history. She feels it will be something used for "years to come."

Also on Monday, city lawmakers approved issuing a negative declaration for environmental impacts from the Comprehensive Plan. Surdyk says her department followed the New York State DEC's framework for needing an environmental impact statement (EIS), and she says there were no significant impacts identified. One resident was critical and felt there should have been a general EIS done.