IF YOU GOWhat: Catoosa County Comprehensive Plan open houseWhen: 4-8 p.m. todayWhere: Catoosa County Administration Building, 800 Lafayette St., Ringgold, Ga.
The plan for Catoosa County’s future includes suburban growth in the north, commercial growth around transportation corridors and preservation of rural areas in the southern and eastern parts of the county.
Residents will have a chance to see a “preliminary draft” of the county’s comprehensive plan tonight at an open house. The plan is put together every 10 years.
“It’s not completely fleshed out, but it is getting close,” said Marty Sewell, a senior planner with MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, which is compiling the plan. “This is the real chance to come in and weigh in.”
Mr. Sewell said the plan will emphasize creating “nodes” for development and keeping rural areas rural.