Consultants said possibilities for development in the area were assisted living/senior facilities, medical office space and light manufacturing/warehousing particularly with e-commerce's growth along with continued agricultural use and a hotel and associated businesses.
Littleton said participants at earlier input meetings and in an online survey also supported preserving green spaces near features such as the Eldean Covered Bridge and agricultural land in what is now around 80 percent agricultural.
Three possible land use scenarios also were outlined briefly. Littleton said the next public meeting, possibly to be scheduled in February, would include more detailed plans along with information on how a plan could be implemented over a period of years. "This is not something you will bee developed in two years," he said.
More information on the project is available at burtonplanning.com/plancr25a.
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