Join The BIG Picture planning team as we kick off the next series of neighborhood planning sessions—this time, in the Cove area of East Huntsville. We’ll be looking at life after the Cecil Ashburn closure; the road’s reopening will only add to the development opportunities in an area that is already one of the fastest-growing in the City. How do we accommodate this growth while maintaining a high quality of life in the Cove? How do we make the Cove a more cohesive community?

The kickoff meeting will be held on March 5th at 6PM in the Hampton Cove Elementary School cafeteria (261 Old Hwy. 431 SE). This event is free and open to the public. We will have interactive exercises for residents to tell us what the challenges and opportunities are for the Cove area. The results of this exercise, plus other opportunities for input over the next year, will guide the creation of a Small Area Plan for the Cove.

Small Area Plans (SAPs) utilize the principles of the BIG Picture and apply them to the various neighborhoods and opportunity sites throughout Huntsville. They are fully created from public input. To date, SAPs have been created for areas such as Ditto Landing, the former Johnson High School site, the Sandra Moon Complex, and the Medical District neighborhood. Another SAP for Five Points and Northeast Huntsville is nearing completion.