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Making Progress for Everyone

2006  Strategic Initiatives

1.      Reconvene constituents - to define in more detail unaddressed Policy Paper issues, identified in 2001, that must be addressed beginning in 2006.

2.      Fifteen municipal reviews – to analyze current municipal planning conditions versus their existing comprehensive plans, to identify how these mesh with regard to the Growth Management Plan Update and Smart Growth principles.  The desired outcome of this process will be 15 “report cards,” which will help municipal officials to prioritize changes and excel in the County’s “Smart Growth Audit.”

3.      Two project juries – to provide an opportunity for development projects to come before a jury (consisting of a broad-based mix of experts) to identify the merits and deficiencies of proposed development plans.  Ideally, these juries would occur in the summer and winter.

4.   A series of “Summits” – to bring experts in smart growth implementation to the Lancaster County region to help in the educational process.  The first in the series is anticipated to be a “Density Summit.”  We are currently considering other Summit topics, as well.

5.   Initiate a model ordinance - in collaboration with the LIMC and LCPC, to support Smart Growth and desired outcomes of the Update.

6.   Advocacy for municipal ordinances and plans – to support municipalities in their efforts to enact the necessary zoning and ordinance changes to support the implementation of the Update.

7.   E-newsletter and other public relations efforts – to produce and provide widespread distribution of an e-newsletter and other types of communications as required.

8.   Educational support materials – to design, develop and print educational support materials including partnering with local high schools and universities to raise awareness of smart growth.





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