What's New?

Documents for the most recent Steering Committee meeting (24 April 2024) have been uploaded to the website. They are available to view and download here:

https://getengagedrea.mysocialpinpoint.com/greenfield-comprehensive-plan/greenfield-documents

About

About the Project

The City of Greenfield is updating its Comprehensive Plan, a policy roadmap for the year 2045. Previously updated in 2015, the City has since attracted new businesses, experienced residential growth, started reinvesting in downtown, completed transportation and quality of life enhancements, and welcomed new staff. The economy has also changed drastically since 2015: the 2020 pandemic and the manufacturing sector have been two significant changes. There are shortages in housing supply and a continual need for more choices at a variety of price points. While we have accomplished many plan goals, and completed our Stellar projects, there are other actions that need to be re-evaluated or updated to maintain the plan’s relevancy.

The purpose of the Comprehensive Plan is to guide the City of Greenfield’s elected leaders, appointed boards and commissions, and staff regarding the type, location, and intensity of development and redevelopment within the city’s jurisdiction. The planning process will outline an aspirational vision and goals along with a strategic framework for future development, redevelopment, and community building projects within the city. It will also ensure that we’re able to maintain a high quality of life for residents and are economically competitive.

View of downtown's historic buildings.
Greenfield's Historic Main Street
Residents discuss opportunities and barriers the city may encounter in the future or are already beginning to experience.
Community Workshop
Greenfield Planning Director, Joanie Fitzwater, talks with residents about land use and development patterns.
Community Workshop
Greenfield Mayor, Guy Titus, works with residents at the Community Workshop to envision Greenfield in the year 2045.
Community Workshop
The project team holds a pop-up event at the Hancock County Fairgrounds to gather input about housing and jobs residents want in Greenfield.
Fairgrounds Pop-up Event
The Steering Committee meets for the first time at City Hall to kickoff the comprehensive planning process and discuss how to best engage residents.
Steering Committee Meeting #1
The project team meetings with focus groups to gather insight about the current strengths and weaknesses of the city.
Focus Groups

Events

Wednesday 24 April 2024 1:00 am

Steering Committee Meeting #2

The Greenfield Steering Committee for the Comprehensive Plan will have a meeting on 24 April 2024. This meeting will be broadcasted on the city's official website: https://www.greenfieldin.org/.

Monday 1 April 2024 5:00 pm

Community Workshop Series #1

Issue Identification and Visioning

Hancock County Public Library

900 W McKenzie Rd, Greenfield, IN 46140

FAQ

A comprehensive plan is a citizen-driven, long-range plan (around 20 years) to help city planning staff, policymakers, and other local government officials identify goals and objectives for the future development of the community as well as provide a framework for how to implement the plan. The plan works to prioritize the needs and values of the community by looking at infrastructure and how different activities occurs throughout the city, including the land use, transportation network, utility infrastructure, quality of life, environmental features, and existing policies that affect businesses and residences such as zoning laws.

The city is pursuing a comprehensive plan for three main reasons:

  1. To provide a guide for future development in the city based on what the community desires,
  2. A comprehensive plan provides a prioritized list of and rationale for other policies, projects, and programs that the city and government officials implement,
  3. It allows the city to pursue other local, state, and national grants/funding for economic development, environmental restoration, and more since a prior plan is often one of the requirements in an application.

Although these are the main reasons for a comprehensive plan, it is of course not an all-inclusive list. Another major reason not mentioned above is accountability of government officials to implement what the community desires.

Join the mailing list here or check back frequently to this website for updates.

The details of the next public meeting will be posted on the "Events" tab when available. This information will also be distributed via the mailing list, which you can sign up for here.

Additionally, you can provide feedback today on the interactive map available on the website.

Rundell Ernstberger Associates are the lead consultants. Based in Indianapolis, REA has over 40 years of experience with a diverse portfolio of projects ranging from land use plans, regional economic plans to zoning to public space, park, and streetscape designs.

Learn more about REA at their official website here: https://www.reasite.com/

CWC Latitudes is an economic and implementation based firm out of Columbus, Indiana.

Staff from both firms have worked with Greenfield on past projects including the previous Comprehensive Plan, Downtown Plan, Stellar Plan and application, and Depot Park.