Welcome to the Final Virtual Open House!

Thank you to all who attended the Nov. 19 Open House. This page has all the information shared at the in-person event for the DRAFT Mower County and City of Austin Comprehensive Plans.

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The Final Open House

The City of Austin and Mower County released DRAFT versions of their Comprehensive Plans at the Final Open House. Since Spring 2024, both the City and County have been collaborating to develop these plans jointly.

Community Voice Shapes the Plan

Public input 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 27,000 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 was used to refine the draft Comprehensive Plans before they were presented to the Mower County and City of Austin Planning Commissions. The Planning Commissions then decided to recommend their respective Plans to the City of Austin City Council and the Mower County Board of Commissioners for adoption.

View the Plans

Visit the View the PLANS page to read each Plan!

View the Open House Boards

Click here to view the boards presented at the November 19 Open House.

Have more Questions?

Please contact Mower County, City of Austin, or Impact Austin staff:

Valerie Sheedy (Assistant Public Works Director, Mower County) at valeries@co.mower.mn.us
Holly Wallace (Public Works, City of Austin) at hollyw@ci.austin.mn.us
Nick Novotny (Director of Community Engagement and Enhancement, Impact Austin) at nick@austindca.org