Neighborhood Planning

The mission of the City of Wilson's neighborhood planning process is to strengthen neighborhoods, improve quality of life, and create healthy, livable communities within the City of Wilson. This is accomplished by assisting community members in finding the community preferred solutions to community defined issues.

The City's 2030 Comprehensive Plan outlines the intent and need for neighborhood area planning efforts to develop specific strategies for each neighborhood. These community based efforts will continue to produce small area plans which are intended to be adopted by City Council. These plans will guide implementation and revitalization efforts including projects, partnerships, programs, policies and procedures.

Barton Area-NorthWest-Old Wilson Neighborhood Plan

This neighborhood plan focuses on an area located east of Nash Street and includes the neighborhoods around Barton College.
Neighborhood Map

Updates:

1/24/12
A final draft version of the plan is now available for public comment through February 18, 2012.  You are encouraged to review the plan and submit comments to Emily Beddingfield (click name for email form and contact information).

Download the Draft Plan - January 2012

Residents are invited to the Old Wilson Neighborhood Association meeting on Saturday, February 18 at 10am at the Wilson Public Library to hear a presentation, be part of a discussion about the Plan, and learn how they can improve their neighborhood! 

Click here to comment on the draft plan.

Plan History

A 2nd neighborhood meeting was held on September 8, 2011 and provided the results of an analysis of neighborhood issues and identified solutions. Citizens worked to priortize solutions.
Flyer

The first neighborhood meeting was held on February 24, 2011
Meeting Flyer
Meeting Agenda
In this meeting, citizens identified strengths and weaknesses of the neighborhood, prioritizing goals for neighborhood improvement.

A Neighborhood Advisory Group guides the process and includes citizens and business leaders from the neighborhoods, including the presidents of the two neighborhood associations represented. This group meets monthly.

Content of the plan is based on citizen and community input. As part of the information-gathering process, a neighborhood survey was distributed door-to-door to residents to identify strengths and opportunities. Surveys were also distributed to Barton College faculty, staff, and students, and to staff and faculty at Margaret Hearne Elementary School.

Next steps:

The plan will be created based on input gathered from public meetings and the surveys. The advisory group will work with City staff to determine priority goals and opportunities. A draft version of the plan will be submitted to the public for review.

For more information, or to provide input on the plan, please contact Emily Beddingfield (click name for email), Planner with the City of Wilson at 399-2387.