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Bigfork Comprehensive Plan
Background
Visual Representation of Surrounding Text

The City of Bigfork in northern Itasca County is undergoing a Comprehensive planning process in 2010and 2011. This site provide information on the planning process and associated meetings. The public is welcomed and encouraged to participate.

Comprehensive Plans Informational flyers

What is a Comprehensive Plan?

Creating your City's Future

See the Updated Planning Process Summary and Timeline HERE

What do you value most about being a member of the Bigfork Community?
This question and five others were asked on a Comprehensive Plan questionnaire distributed in early June throughout town by the City of Bigfork Planning and Zoning Committee to promote the planning process and gather some initial comments from residents.

View the Bigfork Comprehensive Plan Questionnaire HERE


Draft Plan Documents
View the Final Draft Bigfork Comprehensive Plan Document Here



Contact Ellen Pillsbury with comments, questions or concerns regarding the Final Draft Document.


Meeting Summaries and Agendas
Next Meeting:

Public Hearing on the Comprehensive Plan
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Bigfork City Hall
5:00 p.m.

Comprehensive Planning Committee
Review Comprehensive Plan Final Draft
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Bigfork City Hall
5:00pm
Agenda
Meeting Summary

Comprehensive Planning Committee
Review Draft Comprehensive Plan
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Bigfork City Hall
5:00pm
Meeting Summary

Comprehensive Planning Committee
Develop Community Issues and Plan Section Goal Statements
Wednesday, February16, 2011
Bigfork City Hall
5:00pm
Agenda
Meeting Summary

Public Visioning Session
Identify assets, issues and develop vision statements to guide the City's planning process
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Bigfork City Hall
6:00pm
Agenda
Meeting Summary
Public Comment Mail-in Form

Planning and Zoning Committee Meeting
Review planning process and discuss make up of Comprehensive Planning committee
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
6:00pm

Kick-off Meeting:
Introduce and review the planning process with City staff and members of the Planning and Zoning Committee and City Council. And receive background on existing activities and projects.
May 26, 2010
Bigfork City Hall
2:00 p.m.
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Summary


Contact Information
Ellen Pillsbury
Senior Planner
ARDC
221 West First Street
Duluth, MN 55802

Direct: 218-529-7554
Toll-free: 1-800-232-0707 ext. 554
Fax: 218-529-7592

email: epillsbury@ardc.org


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Regional Planning Division Programs
Regional Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC)
NE MN Area Transportation Partnership (ATP)
North Shore Scenic Drive Council (NSSD)
Regional Housing Advisory Group (RHAG)
North Shore Management Board (NSMB)
SNF Scenic Byway Council
Northeast Minnesota Economic Development District
Northern Aero Alliance

Current Drafts Available for Comments


Regional Planning Staff
Please click here to see a list of Division staff members.


RTAC In-Kind Transportation Planning Grant
The RTAC In-Kind Transportation Planning Grant will give a community up to $10,000 worth of ARDC planning services to do transportation planning....more


ARDC Employee Phone List
Click HERE for a list of ARDC phone numbers.


Regional Planning Meeting Calendar
Click here to see Regional Planning's meeting schedule.


Recently Completed Regional Planning Projects
To download recently completed documents click HERE.


Current Regional Planning Projects
Click on a project link below to see project summaries, upcoming or past meeting information, and draft documents.

Sustainable Communities

Arrowhead Regional Sustainable Communities Plan

Economic Development

Northeast Minnesota Economic Development District

Hazard Mitigation and Emergency Planning

Arrowhead Wildfire Mitigation Sprinkler Program

Lake County Sprinkler Program

St. Louis County Sprinkler Program

Lake County CWPP 2010 Update

Regional and Local Land Use Projects

Two Harbors Comprehensive Plan

Hermantown Planning and Zoning Assessment

Mountain Iron Strategic Plan Update

Bigfork Comprehensive Plan

SHIP Active Communities Technical Assistance

Orr Comprehensive Plan

Babbitt Comprehensive Plan

Ongoing Community Planning

Two Harbors

Housing

Iron Range Housing

Regional and Local Transportation Projects

Cloquet- Doddridge Avenue Intersection- Stakeholder Meeting Facilitation

Local Human Service Transit Coordination Plan

McGregor Safe Routes to School

Chisholm Safe Routes to School

Deer River Safe Routes to School

Fond du Lac Reservation Transportation Plan

Ely Safe Routes to School

Esko Safe Routes to School

Grand Marais Safe Routes to School

HelmetHero - Bicycle Education

Aitkin Safe Routes to School Routing Plan

Virginia Safe Routes to School

Bois Forte Transit Plan

Fond du Lac Safe Routes to School

Mountian Iron Trails Plan

Moose Lake SRTS Community Assessment

International Falls Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan

Floodwood Depot Rest Area Impact Project

Lake Vermilion Trail Plan

Hibbing Transit Plan

GIS Projects

Beaver Bay Parcels

Laurentian GIS Collaborative

Energy Projects

Wind Power - Rural Energy Development Initiative

Ely Energy Action Plan