What Is a Comprehensive Plan | How Can You Help Shape It? (S2, 22)

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of the Comprehensive Plan for Orleans' future and how the community can engage in shaping it.

What exactly is a Comprehensive Plan, and why is it so important for Orleans’ future? In this episode, host Amanda Converse talks with Planning and Community Development Director George Meservey, Planning Board Chair John Ostman, and Sharon Rooney of Tighe & Bond about the new Orleans 2050 Comprehensive Plan. They break down what the plan is (and isn’t), why every Cape Cod community needs one under the Cape Cod Commission framework, and how the plan guides long-term decisions around housing, land use, infrastructure, the environment, and economic vitality. Review and comment on the plan here: https://www.town.orleans.ma.us/325/Orleans-Comprehensive-Plan

People in this episode

Host: Amanda Converse

Guests: George Meservey, John Ostman, Sharon Rooney

Topics covered

• Comprehensive Plan
• Orleans 2050
• Planning and Development
• Community Engagement
• Cape Cod

Keywords

• Comprehensive Plan
• Orleans
• Cape Cod Commission
• housing
• land use
• infrastructure
• economic vitality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tighe & Bond, Cape Cod Commission

Places: Orleans

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