In April 2013, the Candler Park Neighborhood Organization engaged Market + Main, an Atlanta planning firm, to steer the neighborhood through a community master planning process. CPNO’s Master Plan Steering Committee oversaw the work and assisted Market + Main in a thoroughgoing public engagement phase.
That public engagement featured three open meetings/work sessions, a charrette, numerous less formal “focus” sessions and dozens of instances of individual input both electronically and in person. Among those consulted were elected officials, representatives of various state and local agencies, local school officials (including representatives of Mary Lin Elementary School), nearby neighborhood organizations, and business and commercial property owners.
In August, after an earlier draft was put before the community, CPNO members approved the plan’s final draft, moving it on to City Council for formal consideration. City agencies suggested minor changes to the document, and Council adopted the Candler Park Master Plan by consent during its Dec. 2 meeting.
For the official version the Candler Park Master Plan, as adopted City Council, click here. For the Master Plan Appendix, click here.
In January 2014, CPNO members voted to created a Master Plan Coordinating Committee to help the neighborhood to prioritize and implement the plan’s 108 recommendations. While all Candler Park neighbors are encouraged to work together and to take ownership of recommendations that are important to them, the Coordinating Committee is designed to facilitate everyone’s work and to guide the use of CPNO resources and energy.
Communication is key to this endeavor. If you’re interested in pushing a Master Plan project forward — or if you have input for the Coordinating Committee — please be sure to contact the members of the committee.