Island County announced this week the creation of a new website dedicated to the comprehensive plan update.

The site, www.IslandCounty2036.org, was created to garner greater community feedback from Whidbey and Camano islands throughout the update process, according to a Wednesday news release.

Comprehensive plans are long-range planning documents designed to establish guidelines and policies for land use, economic development, transportation and natural resource management over the next 20 years. State law requires they be updated periodically.

The website was developed by Planning and Community Development, and is envisioned to serve as the main outlet of information throughout the comprehensive planning process, including documents, meeting schedules, and links to surveys.

Currently the county is in the process of reviewing the existing Comprehensive Plan to determine what areas of the document need to be updated. To that end, a survey is now available to help solicit information and ensure the county is focused on the areas of highest priority to its citizens, the news release said.

The survey can be found under the “Get Involved” tab on the website.