Welcome!

Adams County and the City of Corning, Iowa are excited to begin the process of updating their Comprehensive Plans to create a long-term vision for their communities. This site can be utilized as a tool to stay connected with the plan and will be periodically updated with new information and updates along the process.

Your Input Matters!

Shape the future of your community by contributing your ideas towards the development of the Comprehensive Plan. The following engagement activities are structured to help identify the future vision for the community!

What is a Comprehensive Plan?

A Comprehensive Plan is a community's visual guide for growth and development.

Comprehensive Plans are future-oriented plans that guide the future planning and development of a community and guides future decisions and policies regarding zoning, development, and public infrastructure investments. The public can utilize this plan as a guide to better understand the community that they live in and see what strategies are employed to improve the quality of life for residents.

The Comprehensive Plan will be completed in four phases with a projected adoption date of April 2025. The plan is currently in Phase 3: Draft Plan and Evaluation.

A draft copy of the Public Input Summary Report is now available for review!

The Public Input Summary Report is now available for review. These results are compiled from a variety of engagement activities, including the Public Workshop held on September 25, 2024, online engagement activities, as well as community member interviews.


The Iowa Smart Planning Act (2010) outlines ten Smart Planning Principles for preparing Comprehensive Plans. These guiding principles help with preparing and guiding recommendations within a Comprehensive Plan:

  1. Collaboration
  2. Efficiency, Transparency, and Consistency
  3. Clean, Renewable, and Efficient Energy
  4. Occupational Diversity
  5. Revitalization
  6. Housing Diversity
  7. Community Character
  8. Natural Resources and Agricultural Protection
  9. Sustainable Design
  10. Transportation Diversity

A Steering Committee is established to oversee the development of the Adams County and City of Corning Comprehensive Plan.

The Comprehensive Plan was kicked off with a Steering Committee meeting on August 19, 2024.

Adams County and the City of Corning hosted a Public Input Workshop, open to the public on September 25, 2024. To see the full presentation and visioning question results, please see the document below:


A steering committee meeting was held on November 12, 2024. Public input results were presented to the committee, including results and takeaways from the public input workshop, online website, as well as community member interviews.