The focus of Eau Claire's next Comprehensive Plan will be on revitalizing the downtown area and adjacent, older neighborhoods.Do you care about your hometown? I mean, really care – enough to make sure that its next decade is even better than its last? If you’re from Eau Claire and you’re reading this, the answer is hopefully, “Heck, yeah!” If so, you’re the kind of person the City of Eau Claire is looking for. The city is poised to revise its comprehensive plan and is looking for volunteers with a “keen desire in seeing how the community develops over the next 10 years,” explains Darryl Tufte, city director of community development. Under state law, the city must revise the plan – which sets growth and development policy for land use, transportation, parks, public services, and much more – once a decade. A major rewrite was done in 2005, and a less-extensive (but still vital) process will begin again after the city Plan Commission appoints a 30-40 member advisory committee in August. Some members will be chosen from specific city boards and commissions or from neighborhood, community, and business groups; others will be concerned citizens like you. Since the current comprehensive plan was adopted in 2005, much work has been done setting policies about growth on the city’s edges. Now, Tufte says, the focus will be more on revitalizing the downtown area and adjacent, older neighborhoods. Meetings will be 7-9pm the second Thursday of each month, beginning Sept. 11 and ending next June. Check out the City website to learn more.