RFP Announcement

The Village of Ballston Spa is seeking a planning consultant to provide the expertise needed to prepare a Comprehensive Master Plan in cooperation with the municipality’s appointed Steering Committee. The completed plan is expected to guide decision making through the next decade and, more immediately, inform a major review of the zoning code. • The Comprehensive Plan is expected to include the following themes: 1) Response to effects of climate change and the information revolution; 2) Government responsibility for its buildings, parks, utilities, and storm water management; 3) Relationship of built environment to Village character and uses by residents, businesses, and visitors; 4) Actual residential uses vs. permitted uses and lessons for preparing future regulations; 5) The Village’s position in the Capital Region’s economy and its ramifications for future investment by residents and businesses; 6) Social and community cohesion and quality of life issues; 7) Overall effect of community wealth and governmental ability to raise funds. The Village finds itself with a growing downtown, increasing property values, and a population covering a broad socio-economic range. Its dynamic condition requires a consultant able and willing to listen, think creatively, be flexible, and consolidate the community’s desires into a usable Comprehensive Master Plan. The Village’s RFP may be accessed after December 12, 2021 at: https://www.villageofballstonspa.org/comprehensive-plansteering-committee Submissions are due February 2, 2022.