Admittedly, municipal comprehensive plans don’t have the page-turning appeal of a good thriller novel. Still, John Grisham probably isn’t going to help manage development and land preservation in your township; it’s those comprehensive plans, created by municipal authorities, that provide a guiding role and recommendations on how land should be utilized to best meet the needs and wants of communities.

Chalfont Borough Council recently voted 6-1 to adopt the municipality’s 2024 Comprehensive Plan update, a guiding document that sets down what the town aims to do in the coming years.

Like many of us who live here in Bucks County, I tend to think of our beautiful corner of the world as a hidden gem. So, I am always taken by surprise that no matter where I travel in the world, I …