Westerly - State of Rhode Island: Division of Planning

The Westerly Comprehensive Plan9.4.1.6 Group InputIn addition to providing their individual input, participants in the public workshop also collaboratedand cooperated in a group exercise. During the workshop, participants were seated at tables of nomore than eight. Each table was equipped with a large map of Westerly and four colored markers.The group used the markers to locate areas of problems and issues and also of opportunities relatingto the questions they filled in during the individual input in each of the four areas addressed – landuse, economy, circulation and community services.The purpose of the group exercise was to locate on the maps as many of the issues and potentials aspossible in order to provide the basis for an informed, creative and supportable Future Land UsePlan. The group exercise also had the benefit of encouraging people who live in the same town buthave not met to work together to assist the town in the planning process and also help them betterunderstand planning and the important role residents have in the process.The map below represents a synthesis of all of the marks made on each map over the course of bothevenings.peter j. smith & company, inc. 138