Village of Hastings-on-Hudson Smart Growth Comprehensive Plan Update and Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP) - Community Survey Now Live!

 

The Village of Hastings-on-Hudson invites community members, business owners, property owners, and other stakeholders to participate in a community survey as part of the Village’s Smart Growth Comprehensive Plan Update and Local Waterfront Revitalization Program. The purpose of the survey is to gather input from residents, business owners, property owners, visitors and other community stakeholders about their needs, vision, and priorities for the future of the Village. The survey is also an opportunity for community members to share their favorite photos of the Village! All community members are encouraged to participate in the survey through the link provided on the project website at www.PlanHastings.org. Paper surveys are also available at Village Hall on 7 Maple Ave, the Library on 7 Maple Avenue, and the James V. Harmon Community Center on 44 Main Street. The survey will close on March 31, 2023.

 

Mayor Armacost says: “We very much hope to hear from a broad swath of people so we can include ideas from everyone – our seniors, our youth, our volunteers, our business people and not-for-profits, our renters and homeowners. Everyone has something valuable to share so please take the survey and tell us your vision for our community.”

 

Ray Dovell, Chair of the CPU/LWRP Committee adds: “Input from all is vital to the success of the CPU/ LWRP mission. The results of the committee’s efforts are only going to be as good as what we learn from the Village at large. We encourage everyone to take the survey in one of the several ways it’s being offered.”

 

The Village has initiated an update to its 2011 Comprehensive Plan to incorporate Smart Growth principles, as well as the development of a Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP).  The Village intends to undertake and complete the two plans simultaneously and in parallel for both plans to benefit from maximum resident engagement and participation, as well as to ensure that the plans align.

 

A Comprehensive Plan is a blueprint for the future of a community. The Plan will create a framework for the future, particularly in the areas of land use, economic growth, sustainability, community identity, housing, and transportation. This framework will guide the community's long-term vision and identify the tools and actions needed to achieve that vision.

 

An LWRP is a comprehensive land and water use program that expresses a long-term vision for the waterfront revitalization area, which is proposed as the entire Village area. The LWRP will identify future projects and programs through consensus-based public engagement. An LWRP is also a regulatory tool that ensures consistency with the forty-four state coastal policies at multiple levels of government. The LWRP will examine topics including, but not limited to, water quality and environmental health, public access to the waterfront, recreation, climate change, bicycle, and pedestrian connections, and economic growth. An LWRP provides several benefits for the community such as creating state and local partnerships as well as strengthening opportunities to apply for funding from State sources to implement projects.

 

The Comprehensive Plan Update and LWRP are being prepared with funding provided by the New York State Department of State under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.

 

The Comprehensive Plan Update and LWRP process is being developed by the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson and guided by a Comprehensive Plan Update and LWRP Committee and a consultant team led by M.J. Engineering and Land Surveying, P.C. and supported by Adropogon Associates, E.M. Pemrick & Company, and Shumaker Engineering.

 

Public engagement is a key component of the project and fundamental to the implementation and success of the plans. Future engagement activities will be scheduled to gather input about the Comprehensive Plan Update and LWRP. Please visit the project website at www.PlanHastings.org to stay up to date on the project and share your thoughts and ideas.