The Village of Williamsville invites all residents to its first in a series of public workshops directing the Village’s Comprehensive Plan Update. This Public Workshop will be held on Tuesday, May 13th at 6:30 PM at Williamsville South High School (5950 Main Street, Williamsville, NY 14221).
A comprehensive plan serves as a statement of a community’s vision and goals, including a guide for future decision-making and investment to help ensure long-term stability and growth. The Village’s most recent Comprehensive Plan Update was adopted in 2015.
The Village of Williamsville has hired a team of planning professionals from Colliers Engineering & Design to lead the plan update process. The intent of this effort is to develop a revised comprehensive plan, reflecting the latest data, trends, and values of the community, as well as outline a renewed vision, goals, and implementation plan for the future of Williamsville. A secondary goal of this effort is to update key Village zoning regulations and design guidelines to ensure consistency with its future land use goals as these regulations are the primary tool through which development is regulated.
The Public Workshop will begin with a brief presentation of the project process, scope, and timeline, as well as key information on the benefits and basics of comprehensive planning and land use regulations. Following the presentation, attendees will have the opportunity to provide direct feedback at various activity stations centered around the effort’s five main goal areas:
- Guiding the physical revitalization of Village neighborhoods and districts.
- Protecting and preserving the unique historic, mixed-use character of the Village.
- Mitigating the impacts of traffic on Village life.
- Leveraging the full potential of the pedestrian environment.
- Fostering economic development within the Village.
These goal areas were identified through a series of Neighborhood Visioning Forums conducted in 2024, as an initial step toward the 2015 Comprehensive Plan update process.
Attendees of the Public Workshop will also be introduced to the project’s Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee and consultant team.
All residents, business and property owners, community leaders, and individuals with an interest in the future of the Village of Williamsville are welcome to participate and share their thoughts to help shape our community’s future. Your input is essential to directing these documents and informing the process. We hope you’ll join us!
The Comprehensive Plan Update is an important part of planning for the future of our community. For more information, and to read more about the current plan, visit our Project Update page.