2024 Smithville Comprehensive Plan Project

A Comprehensive Plan is a "living document" that results from a public process that addresses the long-term vision and policies for future development.

A Comprehensive Plan is intended to holistically address all of the different facets of community development. Rather than addressing issues such as housing, economic development, transportation, and other important topics individually, the Comp Plan takes a big picture look at how these different pieces of the puzzle relate and interact. It is designed to enable a community to enhance the quality of life for all present and future members by describing near-term improvements as well as long-term development; it is a blueprint for growth, designed by community members for community members, to help the city reach its fullest potential for all.

The City of Smithville's Comprehensive Plan is an ongoing blueprint for actions and projects that the community recognizes will improve the quality of life for those who live here and will encourage the kind of growth that the community will support.

In 2022, the General Land Office (GLO) Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Resilient Communities Program (RCP) awarded a grant to the City of Smithville to conduct its Comp Plan activities. Langford Community Management Services, Inc. (LCMS) and KU and Associates were awarded the consultant contract to oversee this massive project (see the LCMS Proposal (PDF).) LCMS submitted the application on the City's behalf for the maximum amount available ($300,000) on November 7, 2022. The funds were awarded in late 2023 for a process that will wrap up by the beginning of 2026, meeting the grant's milestones and deliverables. The City is currently working with community members and the team from Langford, making progress towards a robust, resilient Comprehensive Plan for Smithville's future!

The Langford Management Team has created a portal for the public to voice their opinions, suggestions, comments, and ideas. Check out the Portal!

  1. Land Use - 2024 Comp Plan
  2. Transportation - 2024 Comp Plan
  3. Housing - 2024 Comp Plan
  4. Economic Development - 2024 Comp Plan
  5. Community Facilities and Infrastructure - 2024 Comp Plan
  6. Natural Resource Protection - 2024 Comp Plan
  7. Historic Properties and Cultural Assets - 2024 Comp Plan
  8. Public Health - 2024 Comp Plan
  9. Emergency Actions - 2024 Comp Plan

The public has a chance to examine each of these components at Community Forums, through surveys, and by using the Smithville Comp Plan Portal to make their voices heard. The Consultant then brings this information and other data they collect throughout this process and look at how this input all interacts in the big picture.

City staff, a Stakeholder Committee consisting of representatives from several community organizations, and the Langford Team are meeting regularly to discuss the data that will shape decisions and priorities. Stakeholder Committee members are also facilitating community forums and town hall meetings to get a deeper dive into topics and understand community needs. 

Your voice is important in this process! Please watch the Calendar and the City FB page for more information about when you will have a chance to participate in these open meetings.

Representatives from these Key Stakeholder Organizations meet with Langford and staff several times throughout this process. These Key Stakeholder Organizations are:

  • Ascension-Seton Smithville Hospital
  • ABC'S Smithville
  • Downtown Business Alliance
  • Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church
  • Smithville Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Smithville Homecoming Organization
  • Smithville Independent School District
  • Smithville Ministerial Alliance
  • Smithville Workforce Training Center

Stakeholder meetings are free and open to the public as observers. Langford provides information to the Stakeholder group, and works with these representatives to get a clearer picture of the goals and challenges for our community. Reaching out to these stakeholders is another way to ensure that you can discuss the issues that are most important to you.

Community-wide public forums are another way to encourage even more public involvement in the process. Watch the City Calendar, FaceBook, and your utility bill for more information and scheduled dates.

You may download the presentations for these meetings below.

The YouTube videos of the meetings are also available:

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