This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Boone, North Carolina. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The Town of Boone is seeking a creative, dynamic, implementation-focused, professional planning and urban design team to assist the Town in developing an updated Comprehensive Plan. Teams should expect to establish an inclusive planning, adoption, and implementation process that builds upon existing commitments to expediency, innovation, public engagement, and transparency. The Town envisions a process that concludes with the adoption of a succinct, visuallyengaging plan that provides a clear vision for the growth and development of the Town of Boone while also identifying any competing considerations. Teams will be expected to review and potentially consolidate existing planning documents and initiatives into one actionable visioning document. The final document should clearly delineate town priorities and subsequent implementation steps so as to provide clear guidance for future action by the Town and relevant stakeholders. The Town of Boone is seeking a creative, dynamic, implementation-focused, professional planning and urban design team to assist the Town in developing an updated Comprehensive Plan. For more information, and the process to submit, please review the Request for Proposals link. North Carolina, the Town of Boone is the county seat of Watauga County. Boone is home to Appalachian State University, a healthy tourism economy, plentiful natural resources, and a thriving downtown, making it a desirable place to work and live with a growing population of more than 19,000 people. Boone is the economic center of the High Country region. Official corporate limits include approximately 6.4 square miles. The Town does not have an extra-territorial jurisdiction. The corporate limits expand only as a result of voluntary petitions for annexation, usually driven by requests for the Town's public water and sewer services. The Town of Boone is challenged with balancing quality of life issues for residents, business owners, and visitors with the demands and challenges that arise from increased growth that can be attributed to increased enrollment of Appalachian State University, the local tourism industry, and natural migration to the area. The Town's financial, natural, and physical resources are often constrained and impacted by this growth. Student housing demand has been a major driver of recent development and a long-time pressure on residential neighborhoods and housing stock generally. The Town's mountain topography is the area's greatest asset and defining characteristic, yet also contributes to some of the greatest challenges to right-size development and growth for the area. The Town is bisected by major US and NC Highways that are both the backbone for the local the transportation network and major thruways to other places such as Blowing Rock, Linville/Banner Elk, and eastern Tennessee. In addition to vehicular congestion, these roads have historically directed development types as most commercial uses vie to have access and visibility from along these corridors. Please contact Jane Shook or Jessica Mitchell with any questions.