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Newport Comprehensive Land Use Plan
Further demographic analysis shows a diversifying population. Table 1-2 highlights the diversity in races and
ethnicities within the City of Newport for the years 2000 and 2014. Newport continues to be primarily white, but
increases in the other Race category and Hispanic or Latino ethnicities can be seen.
Table 1-2.

City of Newport Race and Ethnicity by Percent of Population 2000, 2014

Race

2000

2014

White

82.5%

84.1%

Black or African American

6.9%

6.1%

American Indian and Alaska Native

0.8%

0.5%

Asian

1.4%

0.9%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

0.1%

0.0%

Other Race

3.1%

3.5%

Two or More Races

5.2%

5.0%

Ethnicity

2000

2014

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

8.4%

9.1%

Source: 2000, 2010-20104 American Community Survey

Vision Statement

A vision statement describes a future ideal state. It articulates the shared aspirations of community residents,
property owners, leadership and other stakeholders. The vision serves as a source of inspiration and guidance. It
should be creative and bold, yet pragmatic enough to allow for the development and implementation of strategies
designed to accomplish community goals and objectives.
The current vision statement for Newport is contained in the 2004 Comprehensive Plan’s Executive Summary (Section
IV of Element 1). As presented, this 2004 vision consists of seven bullets of “imperatives” and it is therefore more a
collection of major actions the community needs to carry out in order to accomplish the 2004 Comprehensive Plan’s
goals, than it is a true “community vision”. The 2004 vision statement does not articulate collective aspirations in a
way that inspires and motivates action towards community goals. While the subject areas covered are generally
sufficient and certain intentions remain relevant (e.g. inclusiveness, partnerships, managing growth, etc.), the ideas
should be expressed in a different way in order to set a vision for the community moving forward.
As a consequence, for this 2016 Plan, a completely new vision was developed. This vision is comprised of an overall
vision statement and supporting objectives. These contain the key values upon which all of the subordinate goals,
policies and implementation actions within this Comprehensive Land Use Plan are based.

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