The Comprehensive Plan Update process in the town of Colonie has been moving forward over the last couple of years, albeit very slowly.

To date, the Committee and town officials, along with the consultant hired by the town for this process, Barton and Loguidice, have held a round of community engagement meetings in neighborhoods around town, to hear from residents and other stakeholders about the issues they believe are most important to be addressed in the Plan's update. The Committee also worked with Siena Research Institute to conduct a survey of town residents to learn more about public opinion on a variety of matters related to the plan's scope. The Committee has also reviewed and discussed draft updated vision and goals.

At the February meeting, the Committee received for their review a draft of Preliminary Plan Recommendations. These recommendations put some additional "meat on the bones" and put forth strategies that can be used to achieve the vision and goals that were discussed at earlier meetings of the Committee.

The March 21st meeting of the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee was cancelled without explanation.

Until the Committee is scheduled to meeting again, SAVE Colonie urges residents to review the draft vision and goals and draft recommendations (both linked above) and then provide your feedback to the Committee online. You can do so in the comments/questions box on the right side of this page, or by emailing your comments to pedd@colonie.org.

The Comprehensive Plan is an important tool for guiding the growth and future character of the town of Colonie. While the town seems to be moving quite slowly with this process, we encourage residents to hang in there, and stay engaged! Your voice matters!

Thank you for your continued interest in SAVE Colonie, and the future of our town!