Workshop planned for June 9to air future ideas for Amenia

AMENIA — Signs are posted throughout the town inviting residents to engage in a conversation about the town’s future at a Community Workshop. The Listening and Learning session, called by the Comprehensive Plan Review Committee, will be held at the Town Hall on Monday, June 9, between 6 and 8 p.m. The format will be that of an Open House. Come anytime and leave anytime.

The six-member CPRC will be present to hear from residents about what they care most about when thinking of Amenia’s future in the coming decades. Residents’ comments will directly shape the CPRC discussions to be incorporated into the town’s comprehensive plan update. It will be a time for conversation about what is working now, what should be improved and where the town should be heading. The plan was last updated in 2007.

As a result of the event, the CPRC will identify shared goals to create a roadmap that will chart the future of the town of Amenia.

At the Wednesday, May 28, meeting of the Planning Board, member Ken Topolsky who also serves on the CPRC, spoke of the importance of attending the June 9 event. He noted that the updated plan will serve as substantial guidance for all local zoning law until the next update that should occur around 2040.

The event is a key element of the CPRC process under the direction of planning consultants from Pace University’s Land Use Center and Nexus Creative Design of Mt. Kisco.

For more information about the workshop session and regular updates on the CPRC process, go to www.engagingamenia.com.