Change becomes more evident if you look back even further. S. Webster Reid, assistant director of Operation Oswego County, can bring the picture into clearer focus. And 1990 doesn t include the new homes that have just recently sprung up along county Route 37. Towns like Constantia, Hastings and Schroeppel will likely feel the affects of development within the next 10or15years. All the towns in the southern tier of Oswego County are currently working in their comprehensive plans, according to Edward Marx, director of the Oswego County Department of Planning.
Comprehensive plans are a guide for future growth.
If a town is still following zoning ordinances from 1950, it will needs revisions to deal with the year 2000. Comprehensive plans are not meant to be enforceable laws, but only a sort of pathway so that zoning laws may be passed to protect land while enabling some areas to experience economic growth. Formulating a comprehensive plan takes cooperation between county, state and local government, as well as public input. The plan was recently passed by the town board, but only after many revising sessions. State Senator James Wright stepped in to help boost the town of Schroeppel s hopes for new water and sewer lines in the Chestnut Street district.