The town of Fraser is inviting community members to attend an open house from 4-7 p.m. March 6 at the Grand Park Community Recreation Center, where attendees can learn about the town’s Comprehensive Plan update and share feedback.

The plan is a guiding document that establishes a community vision and provides a regulatory framework to manage town resources and guide future land-use decisions. It hasn’t been updated since 2010.

Updating the plan will “re-establish the community’s goals for the future and provide direction for decisions affecting the way we grow, live, play and work,” a news release states. Town staff and consultants have been working on updating the plan since June 2024 by analyzing existing conditions, collecting community input and drafting an illustrative vision for Clayton Court and the downtown Fraser area.

Another crucial piece of the plan is the draft land-use map, which establishes a geographic framework for the future use of land in town as well as within the 3-mile planning area. Municipalities in Colorado are required to have a general land-use plan for the land that lies in unincorporated areas of the county within 3 miles of a town’s boundaries prior to any annexations being completed.

The news release states that staff is “excited for the opportunity to share these elements” with residents, as well as “report on what we heard from the community survey and stakeholder outreach that was conducted last fall.”

During the open house, town staff will be sharing progress drafts as well as soliciting feedback on the downtown vision and future land-use map. No formal presentation will be held, so the public is welcomed to attend the event at any point. To learn more about the project, visit CushingTerrell.com/fraser-comprehensive-plan.