HANCOCK COUNTY, IND. — Local leaders and a consulting firm have kicked off the process for a new plan that will shape the county’s future.
The company is analyzing initial feedback from those leaders, a steering committee has formed to guide the process, and the first of several opportunities for the public to weigh in is available.
Vandewalle & Associates, with offices in Madison and Milwaukee in Wisconsin and Columbus, Ohio, is assisting the county with its new comprehensive plan, called Future Hancock. The plan will include visions for land use and thoroughfares along with an economic development strategy. It will serve as a blueprint for those elements along with future growth, housing, parks, public services, and related topics. Future Hancock will replace the county’s current comprehensive plan, which was adopted in 2005 and underwent an in-house update in 2012.
