Tiffin Comprehensive Plan – Updated 2018

Appendix Community Input Results The crucial element in any plan is ensuring that the wishes and hopes the residents hold for their community is represented in the content of the plan. If the plan does not accurately reflect the needs and desires of area residents, it will have little value. Therefore, the City of Tiffin held three different town meetings to attract as much input as possible. The meetings were held on a Thursday morning, Thursday evening and on a Saturday morning in September of 2013. The meetings were an interactive planning session with a total of 27 residents taking part in the three meetings to identify a future vision for the community. The sessions involved breaking into small groups identifying and prioritizing positive qualities that need to be maintained, as well as future concerns or challenges that need to be addressed. This exercise was held at the beginning of the planning process for two reasons: • The critical elements for the future vision are identified early in the process ensuring that appropriate problem identification occurs at the very beginning; • Public participation is crucial for creating an effective and appropriate plan. By having a town meeting at the beginning of the process, every resident has an opportunity to direct a future vision for the planning area. The results of the town meeting were used by the planning committee to assist them in the formulation of this plan. Because of the amount of data received during the three town meetings, the results are not included in this document. They will be made available at city hall and on the city’s website. Many thanks to all those that took part in the town meetings. City of Tiffin, City of Tiffin 2018 Comprehensive PlanComprehensive Plan 86