The Gloucester County Planning Commission will set its priorities for 2012 during a meeting beginning at 7:30 tonight in the colonial courthouse.

"We have already added (the) Comprehensive Plan Update as your top priority for 2012," planning director Anne Ducey-Ortiz said in a Dec. 27 memorandum to the commission.

"In addition, during 2012 staff and the commission will be actively working with the Main Street Preservation Trust for a plan for the Courthouse area and finalizing the implementation ordinance for the Gloucester Point/Hayes Village Development Area Plan," Ducey-Ortiz said.

Ducey-Ortiz praised commissioners for their hard work and dedication. "You continue to tackle difficult topics in a thoughtful, conscientious and courteous manner and as the staff that supports you, we are very proud of how well you work together to make decisions," she wrote.

"We look forward to accomplishing even more in 2012," Ducey-Ortiz said. "I...