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The City of Canton is seeking a "Request for Qualifications (RFQ)" from an experienced Consultant Team/Firm(s) with strong city planning, urban design and economic development expertise to provide planning and design services in the preparation of a comprehensive plan utilizing the cities adopted 2016 Comprehensive Plan as the beginning point. The new, updated plan will provide a vision, goals, objectives and measurables to guide the city's development and redevelopment for the next 10 years. The plan will inform City Council, Planning Commission, various advisory boards, developers, property owners, and residents on the appropriate growth and redevelopment strategy for the City. The updated plan will integrate all aspects of development including demographics, land use recommendations, parks, public facilities, infrastructure, transportation, environment, and economic trends. A critical component of the plan will be the evaluation of the city's core targeted investment areas, as well as setting the vision and direction for the city's development and redevelopment efforts. Canton's current comprehensive plan was a community led effort that has been the Blueprint for the city for the past five years. However, many of the goals have been accomplished; therefore, the plan has reached its effectiveness and is in need of an extensive revision to maintain the city's current trajectory and momentum. In addition to the current plan, which was an update to a previous effort developed in 2000, Canton has adopted a number of smaller area plans, guidelines, programs and policies that have grown from it and incorporated into the current city efforts.