Celina 2040
Welcome to Celina 2040! This is the interactive project website dedicated to Celina 2040, the City of Celina's update to the comprehensive plan. We are embarking upon a long-range planning effort to guide the development and growth of Celina for the next 20 years. The principles and actions contained in Celina 2040 will guide the City on a journey from an uncertain future, to one with a shared, exciting, and unique vision and strategies to manage growth, while creating and preserving our special places.
Throughout the Celina 2040 planning process, the City will promote community feedback and input through a variety of methods including traditional, online, and in-person. The City is also using social media (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter) and hosting conversations on this site! The objective of this outreach is to engage community members and garner as much input and feedback as we can to inform the Plan.
Share your goals and aspirations for Celina by participating in the Celina 2040 planning process! Join the discussion here, and keep informed of other opportunities for collaboration such as the upcoming community forums. Your feedback is valuable to shaping the Vision for Celina 2040 so please plan to stick with us through when the Plan will be adopted in 2020!
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Write out your idea(s) or provide a picture for inspiration by using the blue "add your idea" button below! Vote on other people's ideas that you like by clicking/tapping on the heart for each! Provided below is an illustrative framework from Project for Public Spaces, which has elements that can make a great place.
View All Ideas8 months ago
Whole Foods, organic restaurants, healthier food options and outdoor exercise space. Upscale shopping (like Legacy Area), target, waterpark
8 months ago
Natatorium
Pool and kids splash area with water slides.
8 months ago
Toddler park with foam pad and lots of play stations
Toddler Park
8 months ago
Large park with walking/biking trails, dog park, and accessible playground. Similar to Bonnie Wenk in Mckinney.
8 months ago
A Toy Library! Celina is so family friendly, and adding a nonprofit toy lending library is unique and SPECIAL
I’m from Pittsburgh Pa, and they have one there. It’s a nonprofit, staffed w/volunteers. Annual membership of $50, or you can pay $5 per visit to play. Large, safe indoor play space w/different sections like building toys, animals, dress up, reading nook, baby/toddler area etc. there’s an art room, small space to enjoy snacks, and of course you can borrow toys. Having an indoor play space promotes a sense community & friendships. The one we frequent in Pgh. Does have limited hours (9:30 am to 1pm) due to staffing comprised of volunteers, but it’s my 4yo son’s favorite place to visit every time we’re in town. This would make Celina really unique & special. I would be proud to volunteer. We will be moving into our home in Bluewood this fall. The Pittsburgh Toy Lending Library (PTTL) has a Facebook page, but it really doesn’t do it justice. I travel with my son a lot, and take him to museums, science centers, indoor playgrounds- you name it. But the PTTL is a GEM and should be replicated in Celina.
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We want to hear your big, bold ideas for Celina so that we can explore opportunities for Celina's future. Think of places you would like for Celina to have, experiences you would like for Celina to provide, programs you think Celina should have, etc. Think BIG AND BOLD! What will make Celina still relevant and unique in 2040, a place where people choose to live, visit, work, play, etc.?
Feel free to add pictures to your idea(s) or vote for other ideas you like. Visit the Celina 2040 project to get more info on this visioning effort!
View All Ideas11 months ago
I would like to see Celina have more parks. Parks with multi-age playgrounds, splash pad, picnic areas, green space, and water features.
10 months ago
Walkability/Bikeability ++
A comprehensive strategy for trails, sidewalks, crossings and (protected/separated) bike lanes, in order to encourage less driving and more walking, biking and such. -Immigrant from Norway. PS: I love my Chevy truck.
12 months ago
Recycle area for limbs and other organics. Chipping place for reducing tree limbs to mulch.
Chip limbs to mulch and supply city beautification projects and allow citizens to claim mulch for home improvements.
12 months ago
I would like to see bike trails so bicyclists can ride safely. It would also be great to have trails that connect to adjacent city trails.
Bicyclists and trail network
12 months ago
Library upgrades
Bigger better library with programs and space. Look to Lewisville (love their new maker space area and their program offerings) / McKinney / Coppell for inspiration. Look to grants to help fund too (https://tlcdelivers.com/library-grants/)
Celina 2040 Key Process Points
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Kickoff and Initial Direction Workshops
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Stakeholder Interviews
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Community Forum 1 (Kickoff and Initial Direction)
Celina 2040 has finished this stageCreate Celina was a fun and collaborative event on 5/11 in Downtown. Review the event recap here! RECAP
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Vision & Strategy Development Workshops
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Community Forum 2 (Vision & Strategy Development Charrette)
Celina 2040 has finished this stageCultivate Celina was a fun and collaborative event on 7/12 in Downtown. Review the event recap here! RECAP
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Vision Statement
Celina 2040 has finished this stageThe Vision Statement was approved at the 8/13 City Council meeting:
On 8/13/19, City Council approved the Vision Statement for the Celina 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update as recommended by the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee (CPAC). The Vision Statement was drafted by synthesizing all of the wonderful feedback we have received to date. Provided below is the Vision Statement which will be utilized to frame all goals, policies, and actions that go into the draft Plan for the community's consideration:
By the year 2040, Celina will be an adaptable, world-class city with a unique identity, boldly standing out in a competitive marketplace by offering walkable special places, amenities, and high-quality schools unlike anywhere else.
Natural areas, green connections, and sustainable development will combine with our friendly and close-knit community members and small businesses to protect and preserve our rural character and small-town feel.
Our faith-based community, hospitality, traditions, and heritage will leave lifelong impressions on everyone who visits or lives in the city. They will be showcased in a spirited and soulful combination of destinations and one-of-a-kind events, which reflect family, agriculture, Texas, entertainment, sports, and outdoor living.
We will have a place for everyone to live and to “age in place” by offering a diverse array of housing choices amidst high-quality aesthetics, excellent functionality, and planned and managed growth.
Celina will be a hub for local employment, technology and innovation, multi-modal infrastructure, arts and culture, and parks and recreation facilities and programming. Fostering our sense of community and determination to serve others will ensure that we never lose sight of our roots and what makes us special.
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Draft Plan Development & Review Meetings
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Implementation Focus Groups
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Community Forum 3 (Draft Concepts & Highlights)
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Draft Plan Review
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Public Hearings
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Plan Adoption
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