PUBLIC GIVES INPUT FOR BRENHAM’S FUTURE AT OPEN HOUSE

  

The Brenham community had a chance to provide feedback regarding an update to the city’s comprehensive and thoroughfare plans, at an open house meeting Thursday.

A moderately-sized crowd met at the Barnhill Center in downtown Brenham to talk with representatives of Kendig Keast Collaborative (KKC), a planning consultant out of Sugarland.

Guests participated in hands-on activities, like placing markers on maps where they would like to see growth and development, jotting down ideas on how to make public parks better, or showing where the city could use new sidewalks.

KKC Senior Associate Meredith Dang said the firm is wrapping up its existing conditions assessment of Brenham, and is now looking at the future of the city.  She presented economic and population information which was shown to city officials earlier on Thursday, and referenced data gathered from the town hall meeting held in January.

Dang said the firm is planning another town hall meeting in April, with a specific date to be determined soon.  She also said it will look to have drafts of the plans available by June, with the city council receiving the plans in August.