Specifications include, but are not limited to: Preliminary strategies constructed through Steering Committee processes have resulted in the identification of specific development goals for which the Committee will employ a firm to provide feasibility analysis of projects, policy development for implementation of planning goals, and to produce a final plan for City Council adoption. Required deliverables include initial planning and design for priority projects, revitalization planning for residential and commercial areas that can be implemented into Development Code and Zoning Map amendments, and development of community engagement and City government strategies to promote Comprehensive Plan goals and resulting regulatory changes. The employed consultant should be able to produce these items and coalesce them into a final document for production and promotion of the Comprehensive Goals for the City of Tupelo for 2025-2040. The Committee has set a timeline for development of and initial draft of the Comprehensive Plan 2025-2040 to propose before the Tupelo City Council in June 2024 followed but a public forum in July 2024 to receive citizen feedback prior to the development of the final Comprehensive Plan and associated Development Code, Zoning, and Ordinance amendments.
