RFQ: Comprehensive Plan for Town of Amherst
/The Town of Amherst requests Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from qualified planning teams to assist with the management and formulation of a new comprehensive plan and related implementation tools, along with possible revisions to Town regulations and/or processes that will guide development, revitalization and sustainability in Amherst over the next 25 years. The Town’s current plan, the Amherst Bicentennial Comprehensive Plan, was initiated in 2000 and intended to guide its growth through 2018-2020. The Bicentennial Plan has served the Town well, and has been maintained and updated several times. Changing conditions and emerging trends in technology, demographics, housing, economics, mobility, land use, and lifestyles are reshaping communities and their futures. It is time to consider how these trends and others will shape Amherst’s future. The Town has completed a variety of smaller plans and initiatives over the past few years to address some of these and that can inform the new comprehensive plan. Amherst seeks to be at the forefront of understanding and leveraging these trends in order to sustain its success and continue to be a model of innovation, prosperity, and resilience, and a community of choice in the Western New York Region and in New York State.
Manage Community Development and Housing. Evaluates and plans human service delivery programs, including preparation of operating budgets and financing plans; Evaluates and anticipates the operational impact of new and proposed state and federal legislation; Evaluates the impact of proposed policy and procedural changes upon existing programs, activities, and service delivery; Analyzes impact of legislative, policy, procedural, and funding changes on existing or proposed programs; Ensure Human Service agencies' compliance with HUD regulations regarding eligible activities and eligible expenses.