Press Release

City seeks participation in comprehensive plan update

May 29, 2009 – Pflugerville, TX – The City of Pflugerville is updating its long range, comprehensive plan. Citizens concerned about specific issues, such as parks, housing variety, public facilities, transportation options, attracting more jobs, or simply securing a strong future for the City of Pflugerville, are invited to let their voice be heard.

“My primary goal throughout this entire process is to reach as many people as possible – as our motto states, this plan is about the community’s voice and the choices to be made for the future of Pflugerville,” stated Autumn Speer, Planning Director for the City of Pflugerville. “It is so important that people let their concerns, opinions and desires for the community be heard.  The City on its own can produce a great plan in the end, but if it does not represent the community at large, I believe we will have failed.”

The Pflugerville 2030 Comprehensive Plan process will examine all of the aforementioned issues and more to establish the City’s policy for growth and development in the future through three interactive workshops that have been scheduled. Each of the meetings will be held at Pfluger Hall in Pflugerville’s historic Old Town area from 6:00 to 8:30 pm. Pfluger Hall is located at 203B East Pecan Street, behind the fire station at East Pecan Street and Railroad Avenue. A schedule of the workshops includes:

·         Values Workshop on Thursday, June 11, 2009

·         Visioning Workshop on Thursday, July 9, 2009

·         Modeling Futures Workshop on Thursday, August 6, 2009

The first two workshops will feature the use of hand held voting devices which will enable participants to respond to questions in real-time and instantly view the results of the group bringing equity to this process. In addition, a website (www.pflugerville2030.com) and an interactive blog have been setup for residents to monitor the project and offer ideas, questions and comments.

“Through the public participation process, we intend to find out from the stakeholders of Pflugerville how they currently view the city and want to see it develop and prosper in the future,” stated Mayor Jeff Coleman. “Our success in developing an effective comprehensive plan is directly related to having all segments of Pflugerville working together towards the common goal of capitalizing on the best qualities of this dynamic and growing city.”  

For more information, please check the website, or contact Autumn Speer, Planning Director at 512.990.6300, or send an email to planning@cityofpflugerville.com.  

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