County Judge Sumter leads comprehensive plan for Hays

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Members of the Hays County Strategic Policy Plan Steering Committee met Friday May 15 with more than 40 locally elected and appointed officials to kick off a countywide strategic planning process. The "Leadership Charette," as the gathering was called, was held at the Wimberley Community Center. County Judge Liz Sumter, second from left, has made it a top priority to complete a comprehensive planning guide for better coordination among governmental entities and more efficient use of taxpayer dollars. One participant remarked, "We should have done this a long time ago." The steering committee members will be assisting in a summer long process of information gathering, stakeholder meetings, and a final plan roll out in early September. From left are Chris Holtkamp, with the LCRA (chrisholtkamp@lcra.org), Judge Sumter (lizsumter@co.hays.tx.us), Whit Hanks of Dripping Springs (whit@whithanks.com), Susan Meckel, of Kyle, also with the LCRA (susan.meckel@lcra.org), and David Glenn of Wimberley, a member of the city's planning & zoning commission (david.glenn@vownet.net).