Four Firms To Develop Comprehensive Plan

On Thursday, February 24th from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., four planning firms will be in Lafayette to interview as part of a selection process to hire a firm to develop a Comprehensive Plan for Lafayette Consolidated Government. The interviews will be held at the Acadiana Center for the Arts at 101 W. Vermilion and are open to the public.

Four finalists were selected from a total of twelve planning firms that responded to a Request for

Proposals issued by Lafayette Consolidated Government. The Center for Planning Excellence, a Baton Rouge non-profit planning organization, has provided technical expertise during this process.

The four finalists are Dover, Kohl & Partners, Fregonese Associates, Goody Clancy, and Wallace, Roberts & Todd.

Each firm will be given 45 minutes to present, followed by a 30 minute question and answer session with questions posed by the City-Parish President’s Advisory Committee. The public is encouraged to attend, and the presentations and interviews will be broadcast on Acadiana Open Channel as well as

streamed live on the web.

A comprehensive plan, sometimes referred to as a “Master Plan” in Louisiana, provides a guide for the future growth and development of a community. It addresses several different elements such as land

use, transportation, infrastructure, drainage and open space conservation.

On the heels of his state of the Parish address,issued this invitation to the public: “The success of this planning process and the plan for our community depends on involvement of the public. I encourage everyone to participate—whether you attend in person or watch from your home—planning for the future of Lafayette is the responsibility of our entire community, beginning February 24th, we all have the opportunity to participate and be involved.”