Town of Eaton 2019 Comprehensive Plan
Comprehensive Plan Committee 
Cliff Moses — Town Supervisor
Dave Andrews - Town Resident
Mike Johnston — Town Resident
Greg Molloy — Superintendent, Morrisville—Eaton CSD
Don Bigelow — Resident Dave Rogers — President, SUNY Morrisville
Eric Faisst — Resident Jamie Kowalczk — Planner, Madison County
Stefan Lutter — Planner, Madison County
Executive Summary
The 2019 Town of Eaton Comprehensive Plan is the catalyst for any and all future plans for the town. The committee that developed the plan has spent well over a year researching, meeting, reaching out for input, and writing a plan that will serve as a blueprint for the future efforts to help our town move forward in a positive direction. The success of this plan hinges on all components of our Eaton community: the residents, businesses, college, churches, schools, volunteer organizations and local government are all players in this effort to make the Town of Eaton successful.
The town survey and public meeting were the driving forces in focusing the plan on six (6) main areas, chosen by the committee as focus topics. Land Use, E onomic Development, Housing, Recreation, Environment, and Agriculture. Each of these areas are addressed in the following pages with goals and action items to accomplish the goals. The Town plans to create small committees to pursue the goals outlined in each of the sections of this plan. This will ensure that there is an active group responsible for maintaining progress in each of our subject areas. It is our hope that in the next 5-10 years, we will see substantial improvement. The Town Board will also have these areas as regular agenda items for their meetings and they will be updated on a regular basis on the progress made.
While this Plan does not include the Village of Morrisville, we recognize that the Village and Town must work together to be successful, and we welcome that partnership going forward. Indeed, our comprehensive plans illustrate many interests shared across both communities.
The Town wishes to thank the members of the committee that is listed here as well as the members of the Madison County Planning and Economic Development Office and especially Stefan Lutter who led us through this process.
Enjoy reading the Plan and if you have questions, please contact us.
Cliff Moses, Town of Eaton Supervisor
Introduction
A community's challenges, needs, and expectations are always dynamic. Community members must take a proactive approach in considering changes and anticipating future issues. The culmination of such an effort, the Comprehensive Plan: a vision for the community's future and a set of goals, recommendations, and tools for how to work toward that vision. A Comprehensive Plan prepares a community for future changes, outlines existing resources, and provides direction in consideration of land use policies and regulations.
This 2019 plan is the continuation of an ongoing effort in Eaton, most recently the 2009 Town of Eaton Comprehensive Plan. The 2009 Plan noted the primary purpose as a 'comprehensive review' of the existing Land Use Regulations, and recommended considering minor adjustments to the regulations originally enacted in 1990 and amended in 1997. A decade after the plan was adopted, it is time for a full update that can lead the town into the future. In preparing this plan, this committee analyzed data and collected public input through both a survey and public meeting, in addition to the work and knowledge offered by the steering committee.
