The Village of Paw Paw has initiated a community effort to update the Village's Master Plan. Community master plans, developed under the authority of the Village Council and outlined by state statute, serve as important policy guides for many municipalities.

Trying to look at Paw Paw’s future now may be a bit cloudy. But, after going through the master plan update process, the picture of Paw Paw's future will get clearer for all.

Master Plans describe what the community is today, as well as what it wants to be in the future. A basic principle of the Master Plan is flexibility, which allows it to continually identify and monitor changing conditions and circumstances in order to effectively guide future change toward established community goals.
The Master Plan is futuristic in orientation, as it reflects what we want the Village of Paw Paw to ultimately become.

It is not a blueprint of the village's future. Rather it is a tool used to direct, coordinate and evaluate the village's development and progress and to ensure continued orderly development of our community.
The Master Plan is not an attempt to keep any change from taking place in the community. It simply shows a compatible pattern for land uses in the village.

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