Fort Payne Mayor Brian Baine and the City Council would like to invite everyone who lives and works in the city to the upcoming Public Meeting for our city’s comprehensive plan, “Fort Payne Forward.” The Comprehensive Plan is an action-oriented city-wide planning process to make Fort Payne a better place to Live, Work, and Play. It is a plan developed by our citizens for our citizens, which addresses a wide variety of issues, including land use, transportation, housing, recreation, and economic development.

The Public Meeting will be held on Thursday, January 19th, at 6 PM in the new Little Ridge Intermediate School (5200 Gault Ave N, Fort Payne, AL 35967). At the meeting, citizens will be informed on the progress of the plan. Citizens will also be asked to provide input into specifics about the future of our city. 

This is a public process, and the city wants as many citizens to attend the meeting on the 19th as possible. Additionally, residents have the opportunity to provide input via an online survey at Fort Payne FORWARD - 2022 Comprehensive Plan Survey (surveymonkey.com)

“We are looking forward to engaging all of Fort Payne’s citizens through events like this meeting on January 19th. Community input drives the overall development of the comprehensive plan and is vital to the success of the plan and its impact on the city. This is a chance for the community to share their values, vision, and hopes for the future of Fort Payne. We are excited to see all of our citizens at the meeting so that as we work together as a team, we can move Fort Payne Forward.”  - Mayor Baine