Hampton's Community Plan is an update of the 1998 Strategic Plan and the 2010 Comprehensive Plan adopted by City Council in 1989 to provide a foundation for other City policy, planning and budgeting initiatives.
This single and integrated planning process provides a stronger link between the short-term program recommendations of the Strategic Plan and the long-term, physical recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan. A concurrent update of the two plans allows for a single, more streamlined and effective community participation process.
In 2011 the City of Hampton undertook a community-wide process to update the Community Plan. Ten focus areas were created, and focus groups made up of citizen volunteers, subject matter experts and staff were formed for each area. Areas included: economic base, education, pride, waterways, housing, government, youth, families, safety and environment. For several months, the groups worked to redefine the vision and goals for the areas they represented. After several months of discussion, the Community Plan Update 2011 was created.