Welcome!

This is the first posting of the blog for Northern Venango County Comprehensive Plan. The NV comp plan serves the communities of Cornplanter Township, the city of Oil City, and Rouseville Borough, in beautiful, northern Venango County Pennsylvania.

The three communities have undertaken a comprehensive plan to address a number of issues in the region and to plan for their futures together, rather than separately.

As citizens of these communities, this is your comprehensive plan, too. We welcome your constructive suggestions, ideas, and thoughts. Together, we can make a difference in our beautiful corner of the world. In particular, we welcome links to planning ideas that you think are interesting and innovative.

Or, better yet, why not get involved? Please join us at the second steering committee meeting on Tuesday, February 24, at 4:00 p.m. in the Oil City Council Chambers. Committee meetings will be held the fourth Tuesday of every month throughout the planning process (through June 2010).

Steering Committee Members
These are steering committee members from each community:

Cornplanter

• Karl Hohmann
• Nick Melnick
• Catherine McBride, Township Secretary

Oil City

• Dick Baker
• Michael Morrison
• Rick Cook, Zoning Officer
• Janet Gatesman, Community Development Director

Rouseville

• Harold Lamb
• Robert Steffee
• Judy Somerville, Borough Secretary

Venango County Regional Planning Commission

• Judy Downs, Director

In later posts, we'll explain how the planning process works. Meanwhile, please let us know what you think.