One Branson: Building Our Future
Updating the City's Comprehensive Plan
The City of Branson is embarking on a comprehensive plan update, designed to shape the city's future for the next two decades. This plan will ensure Branson remains a thriving destination for residents, business investors, and visitors alike.
A Vision for the Future
So what is this plan all about?
Preserving Branson's Spirit
The city recognizes its unique charm and aims to preserve what makes Branson special, while enhancing its appeal as a top destination for living, working, and visiting.
Community Input is Key
The plan will involve a steering committee comprised of diverse community members, ensuring that the plan reflects the needs and aspirations of Branson residents.
Surveying the Public
The city will be sending notices out to the public for any resident, business owner/investor, worker, or visitor to complete a survey aimed to seek input to help the city develop goals for the next 10-15 years.
CURRENT STATUS: You can find information about the Public Survey here: BransonMo.gov/Survey
A Comprehensive Plan
How do we get there?
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Community Vision
Establishing a shared vision for Branson's future, guided by community input and strategic goals.
2
Land Use
Optimizing land use to balance growth and development with infrastructure and service demands.
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Housing
Addressing housing affordability and availability, fostering diverse housing options to meet the needs of all residents.
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Tourism
Strengthening Branson's reputation as a premier entertainment destination, attracting visitors from across the world.
The plan will also focus on other key components of city government and the services it provides:
Economic Development
Investing in Branson's Future
Attracting new businesses and supporting existing ones, creating a robust economy that provides opportunities for residents.
Creating Jobs and Opportunities
Promoting entrepreneurship, fostering innovation, and ensuring that Branson offers a thriving business environment.
Community Character
Preserving Heritage
Maintaining Branson's unique character and history, preserving its cultural identity for future generations.
Enhancing Quality of Life
Creating a safe, welcoming, and vibrant community that offers residents a high quality of life.
Fostering Community Engagement
Encouraging residents to participate in civic life, build connections, and contribute to the community's well-being.
Parks, Open Space, and Recreation
Protecting Natural Spaces
Preserving Branson's natural beauty, including its parks, open spaces, and waterways, for future generations.
Promoting Recreation
Enhancing recreational opportunities, offering residents and visitors a variety of indoor and sports and athletics.
Supporting Healthy Lifestyles
Creating a community that encourages active living, promoting healthy choices and outdoor recreation at one of the city's numerous trails and parks.
Transportation and Infrastructure
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Safe and Efficient
Improving transportation and utilities infrastructure, promoting efficient movement of people and goods, increasing safety, and providing high quality drinking water and wastewater removal services.
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Investing in Innovation
Implementing sustainable transportation and utility solutions, promoting the efficient use of modern innovations to maintain and enhance existing infrastructure.
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Improving Connectivity
Ensuring that Branson is well-connected from city neighborhoods to surrounding areas, promoting regional collaboration and economic growth. Connectivity can also include other utilities, such as electricity, natural gas and broadband internet.
The Road Ahead
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Building a Stronger Branson
The plan kicks off by developing a vision for the future. The community plan update is a collaborative effort, involving residents, businesses, and city officials, working together to build a brighter future for Branson. The first phase will develop teams of individuals to help develop the plan and begin collecting a baseline of data about the city.
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Encouraging Innovation
Once a Comprehensive Planning Committee (CPC) is formed, the plan moves into the next phase of analysis. The plan will encourage innovative solutions and well-grounded practices to ensure Branson remains a vibrant and thriving community for generations to come based off a wide variety of data sources and in-depth analysis.
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Embracing Quality Input
At the same time the city staff and the CPC start in-depth analysis of the functionality of the city, the public will have many opportunities to provide input through the Community Survey, Public Workshops, and Stakeholder Interviews.
UPDATE: The plan is currently in this phase.
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Goal Development
After a direction has been established, a set of goals will need to be developed through many meetings with the Comprehensive Planning Committee, Planning & Zoning Commission, and Board of Aldermen. There will be even more opportunity for the public to stay engaged with the development of the plan.
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Action Planning
After goals are developed and examined, the plan will culminate in an action plan that will guide city services and development over the next 10 to 15 years. The Action Plan will be the bedrock of the plan content, allowing the plan to begin be drafted. The public will have another opportunity to review draft sections of the plan to ensure the action plan is both forward-thinking, yet doable.
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Adoption and Implementation
Once the plan is adopted, the city will adopt the plan and allow action to begin. Once the Plan is adopted, the implementation phase will begin, allowing the plan to be integrated into the everyday functionality at the city.
