ROSCOMMON – The results of the Higgins Township Master Plan survey are in!
The township is in the process of updating its land use master plan, and community input will help to set the Township’s future course.
An open house is scheduled for Nov. 10 from 6-8 p.m. It will include presentation board and government officials will be available for comment, as well as provide an opportunity for residents to give their input.
The plan is comprehensive and will provide action strategies for new development over the next 10-20 years while providing recommendations that support the community’s sense of place and its relationship to the Village of Roscommon.
To ensure the plan reflects the township, the consultants drafting the plan desire to gain insight into what residents, seasonal residents, property owners, and business owners would like to be developed in the township.
The premise of the study is to determine what land use decisions could improve the Township. For example, should the plan encourage growth and new development, or should it encourage preservation of the more rural and less intensive lifestyle?
The board will present a final draft of a proposed plan next Spring. After a 63-day comment period, the plan may adopted as soon as the summer of 2022.
For anyone with great ideas on how to make Higgins Township a better place to live, the committee would like to hear from you.
The Higgins Township Hall is located at 700 S. Fifth Street in Roscommon. For info contact Jim Smith at 989-240-4040.
