American Planning Association AICP Exam - Topic 10 Question 51 Discussion

Question

ScenarioYou are a newly hired planner involved in the process of preparing a new recreation plan for your community. Your supervisor learns that the City Council is anxious to take action on a recreation plan, and therefore, you are instructed to prepare the plan without scheduling any time for public participation or public comment. Suppose you learn that there is no regulation in place regarding public participation. What might you do?

Skye · Accepted Answer

A) You might mention lack of public participation in the process in your report or introduction to the plan Suppose you learn that there was a lengthy and involved process of public participation in developing an open space plan less than a year ago and that information gathered in that process will be used to create the recreation plan. You might mention the lack of public participation in the process in your report but might also include information about the process that occurred less than a year ago and explain how that process did (or did not) influence this decision.

Skye · Answer

B) You might mention lack of public participation in the process in your report or introduction to the plan Suppose you learn that there was a lengthy and involved process of public participation in developing an open space plan less than a year ago and that information gathered in that process will be used to create the recreation plan.