The City of Benton Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a special meeting with Metroplan, according to the City’s Community & Economic Development Director, Brad Jordan.
The meeting is to be held Tuesday, March 5th at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Metroplan will present the Comprehensive Development Plan that the P&Z Commission will be working on in 2019.
“This plan will be our roadmap for development over the next decade,” state Jordan.
Metroplan has served as the area’s federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) since 1972. Its function as an MPO is to work with local governments, the state department of transportation, and local transit providers to determine transportation needs and funding priorities for federal transportation investments. Metroplan also provides general planning, mapping, and technical assistance to local governments.