Project Description:

CPS is excited to embark on developing a long-term relationship with the Town of Meeker. Team members, while at a previous firm, provided on-call planning services for the Town and we’re excited to support the Town’s planning goals again. With a new comprehensive plan, a new land use code, and a newer staff, Meeker community development staff have reached out to CPS to provide subject matter expertise on certain land use projects. The primary function of CPS is to support and expand the in-house knowledge and expertise and to add capacity to meet increased workload.

Meeker is a community that has a lot of pride, but not a lot of experience reviewing development applications or full understanding of the long-term impacts that land use decisions make. Our community-based approach was a great success in Meeker because we took the time to listen, educate, and ensure that town leaders and decision makers understood all their options. Under a previous employer, CPS team members have provided on-call planning services for several years. Services included general development and land use related discussions with the Town Administrator and Town Attorney, review and coordination of development applications, and facilitation and development of design guidelines. As the contracted town planner, we were relied on to provide professional advice and recommendations to town leadership and were involved in policy making discussions at the staff level.

Through the role as Meeker’s contracted planner, CPS team members completed many planning and community development related projects for the town in addition to development review. Some of those projects were the creation of a site plan review process to ensure site design and layout complies with town standards, design guidelines that strikes a balance between ensuring quality architecture that respects Meeker’s history while not being overly costly to redevelop the downtown area, a successful grant application securing DOLA funding to assist in an update to the town’s comprehensive plan and land use code.