Summary
The Board adopted a six-year, resident-driven plan that expands Allensworth's planning area to 3,845 acres, redesignates agricultural land to mixed use, and creates community districts with a local design review commission. Residents say it is a roadmap for jobs, tourism, and basic services in a historically underserved town founded by African Americans in 1908.
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Last discussed Mar 31, 2026.
Impact analysis
No direct county cost; the community has secured over $50 million in related funding, including a funded community resiliency center.
Allensworth residents and the surrounding southwest county, through new economic opportunity, services, and heritage tourism.
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Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting - Mar 31, 2026
The Board adopted a six-year, resident-driven plan that expands Allensworth's planning area to 3,845 acres, redesignates agricultural land to mixed use, and creates community districts with a local design review commission. Residents say it is a roadmap for jobs, tourism, and basic services in a historically underserved town founded by African Americans in 1908.
Planning Commission - Mar 11, 2026
The five-year, community-driven plan expands Allensworth's development boundary to about 3,845 acres, creates cultural and economic districts, and aims to end the town's status as a food desert. It now goes to the Board of Supervisors.
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