Open House set for the Dignowity Hill Neighborhood Plan and Eastside Reinvestment Plan
- Public invited to review and comment on draft plan -

The Dignowity Hill Neighborhood Plan and the Eastside Reinvestment Plan Open House is set for Saturday, August 29, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Municipal Auditorium. Attendees will have an opportunity to review and comment on the draft plan. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. with the presentation beginning at 1:00 p.m. with opening remarks from District 2 Councilwoman Ivy Taylor.

Over the past three months, community stakeholders have worked intensely to identify strengths and weaknesses and formulate actions that can be taken to reach the vision on how the area should redevelop over the next five to 20 years. The Open House provides an opportunity for the entire community to review the draft plan and provide their comments.

The Dignowity Hill planning area consists of approximately 640 acres located east of downtown and is generally bounded by Sherman to the north; North New Braunfels and St. James to the east; Commerce and Houston to the south; and IH-37 to the west.

The Dignowity Hill Neighborhood Plan and the Eastside Reinvestment Plan includes two separate documents in one. The neighborhood plan is used for policy recommendations of priority projects as a component of the City Master Plan. The Eastside Reinvestment Plan builds on the goals of the neighborhood plan with specific reinvestment strategies over the next five years. Reinvestment plans form part of the Strategic Plan for Community Development.

After incorporating comments from the public, the Planning and Development Services Department will present the Eastside Reinvestment Plan to the Community Development Advisory Committee on September 8. The Dignowity Hill Neighborhood Plan will be presented to the Planning Commission in October for consideration, and then to the City Council for adoption in December.

To view the draft plan, or for more information about the proposed Dignowity Hill Neighborhood Plan and Eastside Reinvestment Plan, call Rebecca Paskos at 207-7816 or visit the website at: http://2009cdsummit.wordpress.com/reinvestment-plan-areas/eastside_reinvestment_plan_area/.