The Final Open House

The City of Austin and Mower County will release DRAFT versions of their Comprehensive Plans by November 14. Since Spring 2024, both the City and County have been collaborating to develop these plans jointly.

The city will host the final in-person Open House on Wednesday, November 19 from 5:00 to 7:00pm at the Hormel Nature Center.

Mower County and the City of Austin encourage community members to review the DRAFT plans and provide their input.

Community Voice Shapes the Plan

Public input has played a key role in developing both plans, ensuring they reflect community values and ideas. Since the planning process began, the project team has had approximately 37,000 community interactions. These interactions include website visits, an open house, pop-up workshops, online survey participation, advisory committee meetings, business outreach, city staff involvement, and more. Community input was used to develop recommendations, goals, and strategies.

Community input will be used to refine the draft Comprehensive Plans before they are presented to the Mower County and City of Austin Planning Commissions. The Planning Commissions will then decide whether to recommend their respective Plans to the City of Austin City Council and the Mower County Board of Commissioners for adoption.