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1.3 Planning Process
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The Town of Newcomb’s comprehensive planning process began in the summer of 2008.
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would address the Town’s current issues and goals. The planning process is outline below.
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Figure 1.3‐1 illustrates planning process.
Figure 1 – Planning Process
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*Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT)
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The Newcomb Comprehensive Plan Committee met regularly
while developing the plan. The Committee consisted of 14
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residents. Committee members represented a broad spectrum
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of the community, ensuring a fair and balanced planning
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process. The Committee gathered and examined information
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from many sources. In addition to holding public meetings
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interviews, and a town‐wide survey, the Committee reached
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out to local businesses, Town department heads and board C Co om mm mi i i it tt te ee e M Me ee et ti in ng g g g
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members, Essex County official and personnel, the town historian, various non‐profits, the
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State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, the New York State
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Department of Envvironmental Conservation and Office of Parks Recreation and Historic
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Preservation, and the Adirondack Park Agency. It was only after all the necessary information
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was compiled did the Committee begin to analyze and formulate the goals and
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recommendations that are outlined within this plan.

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Town of Newcomb Comprehensive Plan
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March 2010