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At the start of the planning effort, a project Advisory Committee representing a broad cross-section of Central Area residents, business representatives and concerned citizens was established. The role of the Advisory Committee was to assist in the collection and interpretation of area data, communicate plan activities to community members and encourage participation at scheduled events, and assist in the evaluation of draft-plan elements. A list of committee members is provided in Appendix A. With the committee established, the project team moved through a series ofplanning tasks, starting with the inventory, analysis and synthesis of information pertaining to existing conditions, opportunities and issues of importance for the Central Area.. A number of reports, plans and maps that were reviewed provided vital information. These important reports, plans and maps included, but were not limited to, the followings • Cabata'us County Eastern Area Plan • Hatrisburg Highway 49 Overlay District • Harrisburg Highway 49 Corridor Overlay District Guidelines • Midland Area Plan • NC 73 Corridor Study • Northwest Area Plan • US 64 / NC 49 Corridor Study • Trail Development Guidelines • NC 73 /Poplar Tent Small Area Plan • City of Concord Land Use Plan (2007) • City of lCannapolis 2015 Land Use Plan • The Livable Communities. Blueprint (20Q2) • Cabat'rus County Parks and Bicycle /Pedestrian Master Plan The informationgathered through the review of these documents was supplemented with input obtained from a variety of key stakeholders and individuals who deal on a regular basis with one or more aspects of the issues. addressed by this plan. Among. those included in these meetings were staff members from Cabarrus County, the City of Concord and the City of Kannapolis, local and state agencies, and groups representing a variety of interests. The insights offered by these individuals aided in the process by providing an additional layer of information that cannot be gleaned solely from reports, observations in the field or data analysis. Following the review of information and stakeholder interviews, the first two in a series of public meetings was held with the community. These meetings were designed to initiallq engage the community in the planning process and early data collection results, as well as learn from the community on area issues, aspirations and priorities. The feedback cohected from these meetings served as the foundation for the plan's framework-the broad goals and objectives- upon which initial plan concepts were based. (See Section 3.0, Plan Framework.) 7qe ptoceas to cc•a~ the C•~~[at;A~ea t~ Dagan tv~k6wo ~ammuaiE)t rs~etlngs. 6etk-tabeck a~ coas•uuGaaevenh~s. ~ tl~ putAic. tlefad eadp data e•Beatiap ra•ass ep~Utec>aditioaat iMoaNatiort toReFemilna the caaawnky's prialJies far the plan: