Comprehensive Plan / UDC update

Said the MPC is a component unit of the city and warned that the consultant specializes in redeveloping senior residential neighborhoods into mixed-use along arterials like Benton Road, and that the council hasn't had a seat at the table.

Speaking as a realtor and president of the Bossier HOA Alliance (25 HOAs, 6,477 rooftops), he backed hiring the consultant but insisted a local stakeholder review group keep the plan rooted in Bossier culture.

Said residents have no idea this million-dollar plan is happening and asked the council to inform and include citizens, noting MPC discussion of converting lots along arterials near old Green Acres.

A developer who argued the outdated code ties the MPC's hands, that Bossier needs a housing plan, and that without one AI-driven growth will go to Caddo Parish instead.

Said everyone agrees the plan needs updating but criticized poor public communication, questioned the rush, and said the city needs its own strategic plan and better city-parish coordination.

Urged the council to vote on the contract that day rather than kick the can down the road, noting they'd still get their meeting with the firm afterward.