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The galvanizing force behind several community development projects stemmed from the process of creating the first comprehensive plan in 40 years, county commissioners said.
The commissioners adopted a comprehensive plan Monday immediately after a final public hearing that drew little public comment..... Some of the early accomplishments generated by the plan include Somerset County wind farm regulations, the Hotel Tax Tourism Grant Program, the Somerset County Leadership Program, an education workforce initiative, the Somerset County Job Fair, the Somerset Lake Park Feasibility Study, the Quemahoning Water Supply Project and the Laurel Highlands Business Park, said Commissioner James Marker.
September 20, 2006
by Judy D. J. Ellich, Staff Writer
in Daily American
The galvanizing force behind several community development projects stemmed from the process of creating the first comprehensive plan in 40 years, county commissioners said.
The commissioners adopted a comprehensive plan Monday immediately after a final public hearing that drew little public comment.
The plan has been in development since 2002 by a diverse group of residents and county officials, according to planning commission Executive Director Brad Zearfoss.
“We hit the ground running,” he said.
“It created a lot of momentum and good things have happened,” Zearfoss added.
The comprehensive plan is not a regulation or law that controls... [continue via Web link]
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