An In-Depth Look At Northfield’s Comprehensive Plan

For the last 19 months, the City of Northfield has been drafting its Comprehensive Plan, the 20-year plan for the city. It informs the decisions on many issues, including growth, redevelopment, infrastructure plans, and so much more. The plan is set to be approved by the City Council in mid-March.

In order to help break down the Comp Plan, KYMN’s Logan Wells talked with Northfield Planning Commission Chair Betsey Buckheit and Community Development Director Jake Reilly. They start on page 1 of the plan and walk their way through the plan, kind of like an audiobook of the comp plan.

Read the Comp Plan here. (Draft from 2/20/2025 Planning Commission Meeting)

Podcast of the Full Show:

Click here to listen on Spotify
Click here to listen on Apple Podcast
> Click here to listen on TuneIn

Below, find individual segments:

Chapter 1 & Chapter 2 (Introduction & the Vision & Values)

Chapter 3 (Access: Connecting People To Places And Opportunities):

Chapter 4 (Housing and Economic Development)

Chapter 5 (Infrastructure) & Chapter 6 (Implementation):

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