Buhl plans for future growth with community survey [Video]

The city of Buhl plans to use grant money to craft a new comprehensive plan to keep pace with growth and wants public input on the venture.

The last time the city updated its comprehensive plan was in 2017. Since then, the city grew by just over 4%.

A comprehensive plan is a key tool for local government as it helps officials determine policies, develop land use rules and frame a long-term strategy for housing, transportation, infrastructure and economic development.

“With the amount of growth we are seeing in the last five years, we also have some (city) code updates, especially in our land use, which need to be …