The Central City 2025 Comprehensive Plan - Explore Central City's Future
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Welcome to the Central City 2025 Comprehensive Plan companion App, your gateway to participating in the Comprehensive Planning process. Your insights are crucial in shaping a vibrant and sustainable future for our community.
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Participate in Shaping Our Community
Over 130 of our friends and neighbors shared their input on Central City’s Comprehensive Plan. We are carefully reviewing every submission to ensure community voices guide the next steps. The initial survey is closed — stay tuned for more opportunities to get involved early and help shape the future of our city!
Your Input Matters
We invite you to be an integral part of Central City’s Comprehensive Planning journey. Your feedback will guide our efforts in land use, housing, transportation, economic development, and historic preservation. Together, let’s create a city that reflects our shared values and aspirations.
What is a Comprehensive Plan?
A comprehensive plan is the city’s long-term guide for land use, infrastructure, housing, preservation, and community growth. Over time, conditions change — economies shift, infrastructure ages, and resident priorities evolve. Updating the plan allows the community to respond to those changes thoughtfully and to prepare responsibly for the future.
Central City’s 2025 Comprehensive Plan update is still in the public comment stage. Nothing has been decided yet — your feedback will help determine how the plan moves forward. Stay tuned here for further updates about the plan.
Benefits of an Updated Plan
Responding to Change
Communities evolve. Populations shift, businesses come and go, and infrastructure ages. Regular plan updates make sure our strategies adapt to current conditions instead of relying on outdated assumptions.
Creating New Opportunities
An updated plan provides the flexibility for new infrastructure, housing, tourism, and cultural initiatives that weren’t envisioned in earlier decades. It proposes plans to position Central City to capture growth that benefits both residents and businesses.
Balancing Priorities
Growth and preservation can at times seem like they pull in different directions. Updating the plan allows the community to protect historic character and natural resources while still supporting modern improvements, economic vitality, and enhanced services.
Reflecting Community Voice
Most importantly, updates are a chance for residents and stakeholders to shape the city’s direction. Every update is a renewed invitation to make sure the community’s diverse voices are heard and its values reflected in long-term decisions.
Historic Preservation
The 2025 Comprehensive Plan will not compromise Central City’s federal landmark status. The plan aims to provide more flexibility within the municipal code to allow for architectural diversity, while still requiring new development to adhere to the Secretary of the Interior’s standards for historic preservation.
You can read more about the standards published by the Secretary of the Interior below:
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards & Guidelines – Part 1: Preservation + Rehabilitation
Part 1 distills the U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Preservation and Rehabilitation—our national rulebook for caring for historic buildings. It explains how to protect original fabric, repair before replacing, and accommodate modern uses without erasing character. Essential reading for anyone adapting Central City’s heritage sites for tomorrow and beyond.
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards & Guidelines – Part 2: Restoration + Reconstruction
Part 2 covers Restoration and Reconstruction standards, guiding projects that aim to recapture a specific historical moment—or fully rebuild what was lost. Learn when to remove later alterations, how to re-create features with solid evidence, and document new work transparently. A roadmap for authentic reinvention of Central City landmarks today.
Central City's Journey
Central City stands as a testament to resilience and innovation. From its storied past as a bustling mining town to its present-day charm, our city has always been a place of opportunity and growth. As we look to the future, we invite you to be part of our journey. Together, we can shape a vibrant community that honors our heritage while embracing new possibilities. Join us in envisioning a future where every voice is heard and every idea is valued.
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