I stopped in the City of Medina open house this morning in Hamel and was mildly surprised about the turnout. There must have been 50-60 residents there along with city staff. Chad Adams, City Administrator, told me they had about 60 people show up on Thursday night’s open house as well. The city was pleased with how many people showed up.
The City of Medina is to be congratulated on how they handled these open houses. There were 8-10 different stations, each one manned by a city staffer. Each station had one component of the comp plan including sewer, water, wetlands, park dedication, staging, land use and highway 55 and other transportation issues.
The comp plan will need to be approved by the Medina City Council which may occur in Q108. It will then be sent off to the Metropolitan Council for their review and approval. If all goes as planned, this new 2030 Comp Plan will be completed by September 2008.
It’s my understanding that even once that plan is finally approved in the fall of 2008, the City of Medina is likely to put a moratorium on building and new developments for 6-12 months after that in order that the city can digest the new plan before moving forward.