A Comprehensive Plan is a guidance document that sets goals, policies, and priorities for investing in the physical, economic, and environmental future of the Town. The Comprehensive Plan is both a vision for the future and a roadmap for how to achieve the vision. It provides direction to the Town Board for making decisions about improvements to town infrastructure, revising zoning regulations, allocating resources in the annual budget, and supports grant applications for high priority projects. A broad range of topics are addressed in the Comprehensive Plan, including for not limited to economic development, tourism, housing, climate change, infrastructure, land use, natural resources, recreation, and community services.
The current comprehensive plan, called the Master Plan, was comleted in 1977. Much has changed over the past 45 years. The new Comprehensive Plan will provide a framework for achieving a community vision that is reflective of the current community conditions and builds on the progress that has been made to date.
Public engagement is an essential component of the planning process. There are several ways for residents, visitors, and business owners to learn about and provide input during the planning process. There will be a series of online surveys, public workshops, focus group meetings, and digital newsletters.
The Committee and Consultants have now completed a final DRAFT Comprehensive Plan for public review. You may access the Plan and the associated Appendices from the links below. The Committee will be scheduling a Public Hearing for input on the Draft Plan in January on a date TBD shortly. The Committee will then send the Plan to the Town Board, who will refer the Draft Plan to Essex County and the APA for their input.
The first Public Workshop was held on Thursday, January 11, 2024. If you were not able to attend this workshop in person, you may view the presentation materials by clicking on the links below. A summary report of the public input from this workshop is now available, along with the results of the townwide survey.
Public Workshop #1 Presentation Slides
Public Workshop #1 Boards and Maps
Public Input #1 Summary Report
The second Public Workshop was held on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. If you were unable to attend this workshop, you may view
Public Input #2 Summary Report
Kick-off Meeting Summary Notes
DRAFT Community Profile – 1/31/24
Vision, Goals & Recommendations Report
Summary Report: Review of Existing Local and Regional Planning Efforts and Ongoing Initiatives
Townwide Revitalization Strategy (2018)
Tourism Destination Master Plan (2009)
Schroon Lake Route 9 Corridor Study (1989)
1977 Town of Schroon Master Plan
Town of Schroon Zoning Ordinance (1971)
