Benchmark, acting as the Community Planning Department for the City of Kannapolis, developed this plan to establish guidelines for the future development of the City. The plan is in part a result of a visioning process “Weaving a Shared Future” that took place in 1999.

NC Highway 150 Corridor Study
Client: Iredell County, NC
Date: 2000

This community planning project studied and made recommendations concerning current and future land use along NC 150, a fast-growing corridor in the North Carolina Piedmont.

Forest City Land Development Plan
Client: Town of Forest City, NC
Date: 2000

This community planning plan took a comprehensive look at the historic development of Forest City and assessed their future needs. The plan designated future growth areas, specific areas for revitalization, sidewalk extensions, etc.

South Iredell Area Plan
Client: Iredell County, NC
Date: 2004

The challenge of this community planning project was finding a way to deal with the influx of up to 10,000 new jobs in an already fast-growing area on Lake Norman (north of Charlotte, NC). This plan developed strategies largely based on a cooperative effort with other local jurisdictions.

Goldsboro Consolidated Plan
Client: Goldsboro, NC
Date: 2005

This mandated planning project identified strategies for the appropriation of federal and state housing funds for the City of Goldsboro.

Grover Growth Strategies Report
Client: Grover, NC
Date: 2005

This community planning project assisted the Town of Grover in the development of growth strategies to ensure a logical pattern of future land use and development.

Wadesboro Powell Bill Map
Client: Wadesboro
Date: 2005

Benchmark is responsible for developing Powell Bill inventory maps for several municipalities in North Carolina.