TRINITY – Adam Stumb said a plan that will create an “identity” for the center of Trinity will be presented to the public next week.

Stumb, the city’s planning and zoning administrator, has been working with Trinity’s consultant, the Lawrence Group, on the Trinity Center City Plan for several months. A draft of the plan will be presented to the public at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Trinity City Hall Annex, 6703 N.C. 62.

“The biggest reason for the plan is to kind of create some sort of identity or center for the town – something that most towns have but Trinity has kind of lacked since the college moved away,” Stumb said. “It should create some character for the city – a place to gather for Christmas parades and events. It will create a destination for the city.”

A draft of the plan states the Center City Plan covers roughly 500 acres that has long been “considered the heart of the community.” The 500 acres are loosely bounded by N.C. 62/Interstate 85 to the south, Surrett Drive to the north and west, and Trinity Road/Sealy Drive to the northeast, according to the plan.

According to Stumb, the Center City Plan sets out the future for the Old Town area of N.C. 62 from Trinity High School Road to Sealy Drive. Stumb said this is the area where Trinity College, which later became known as Duke University, was located.

Under the Center City Plan, Trinity will maintain a mix of commercial businesses and offices that are more residential in their appearance in the Old Town area.

Stumb said the city of Trinity is planning for the future because sewer is going to be extended to the Surrett Drive area by 2011.

Craig Lewis, a principal with the Lawrence Group, said the Center City Plan suggests establishing a “Village Center” that would redevelop homes and create some new shops. Lewis said the Center City Plan also indicates creating a city park behind the Trinity City Hall.

A copy of the Center City Plan can be found on city of Trinity’s Web site.

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