Xenia citizens are invited to attend an upcoming public workshop on November 30th and/or participate in a new online discussion forum to voice their opinions and help the City determine goals and priorities for future growth and community improvement.
This will be the second workshop for citizen participation in planning Xenia’s future. It will begin at 6:30 PM and end at 8:30 PM Wednesday night. The focus of the second workshop will be to continue developing a comprehensive vision for the Xenia Community and prioritize obtainable goals. The worshop will be held in the Media Room of the Greene County Jobs and Family Services Building, which is located at 541 Ledbetter Road.
The worshop will begin with a brief presentation about X-Plan and the November 16th workshop results, which will be followed by small-group discussions about strategies to achieve your vision for Xenia’s future.
For more information about X-Plan, go the www.ci.xenia.oh.us/x-plan.html.
Going Places is a Miami Valley Regional Planning land use initiative. The three phase project began in 2007 bringing together community leaders, business leaders, developers, and citizens from every city, town and village. The goal has been to create a consensus vision for land use and development that will benefit all citizens in the future. During the first phase, an inventory of current land use, developable land, current and potential issues like traffic flow, future employment, trends in industrial, commercial, and residential development, and the like. Phase I was completed in 2009. (To see the report of Phase I, go 
Phase II began a little later in 2009. During this phase, surveys and workshops were conducted to obtain input from citizens, business and community leaders throughout the Miami Valley. Their views and ideas were compiled into seven best future land use scenarios believed beneficial to all people of the region. Following the workshops, public open houses were held to present the results. Phase II was completed in May of 2011. (To read the report of the Phase II, go 
Phase III has now begun. As it was for previous phases, workshops and open houses have been conducted during which a preferred future land use scenario was selected. The selection process included opportunities to vote at local open houses, on-line open houses, telephone and mail surveys. The results have been compiled and are now available for public viewing. (To see the report on the results, go