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Fairfield County is in the process of updating the county's Comprehensive Plan. Per the South Carolina Local Government Comprehensive Planning Enabling Act of 1994, counties are required to update their Comprehensive Plan every 10 years. The Comprehensive Plan serves as a general policy guide for use in planning for future growth and development. The plan relates existing conditions to a corresponding list of goals and strategies that reflect a vision for future growth and development. The Fairfield County Planning Commission is charged with developing the Comprehensive Plan and submitting the plan to Fairfield County Council for approval. Once adopted, the plan will become the blueprint for future growth and development, as well as, for the preparation and adoption of tools for implementing the plan (e.g., zoning ordinance and land development regulations). The Comprehensive Plan is broken down into 10 different focus areas that conjointly create a plan for future growth and development for the county. These focus areas are: • Population • Housing • Natural Resources • Cultural Resources • Resilience • Transportation • Economy • Community Facilities • Land Use • Property Investment The Comprehensive Plan has been submitted to the Fairfield County Planning Commission and sent to Fairfield County Council for final approval.  For approval, the Comprehensive Plan must go through 3 County Council readings and a Public Hearing. The Public Hearing date has been set for Monday, March 25th at the regularly scheduled County Council Meeting at 6 PM. It is required that the Comprehensive Plan be made available to citizens 30 days in advance of the Public Hearing. The Comprehensive Plan will be available on the Fairfield County website on Monday, February 19th, for citizen review. More elements and details will be available about the Comprehensive Plan on the county social media sites over the following weeks.

In 1991, the Congressionally-created National Commission on Severely Distressed Public Housing determined that public housing had failed in its mission. In response, a distinguished bipartisan group of Senators and House members responded with appropriations and authorizing legislation for a performance-based demonstration program, dubbed the “HOPE VI Urban Revitalization Demonstration Program.” The legislation enabled HUD to set aside both statutory and regulatory requirements to fast-track and enable public-private partnerships and innovation. To this day, the goal of building mixed-income housing in healthy, economically diverse, and amenity-rich communities continues to enjoy bipartisan support. It is time to enact “emergency” legislation that would authorize federal agencies to adopt a “multi-agency demonstration program framework” designed to fast-track, drive, and incentivize cooperation, collaboration, public-private partnerships, private investment, innovation, problem-solving, and risk mitigation. We can create better futures for families across the country. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gqbgnXhK

Today I became the first city council candidate- as far as I know- to publicly oppose the proposed initiative by Participatory Budgeting Oregon to amend the City Charter to set aside over $15 million annually for a new "Participatory Budgeting" program. First, I oppose budget set asides in the Charter. Second, whether by charter or ordinance I oppose taking $15 million (and growing every year) off the table that could be used to address other needs, including public safety, transportation, affordable housing, and downtown revitalization. #fiscalresponsibility

Fairfield County is in the process of updating the county's Comprehensive Plan. Per the South Carolina Local Government Comprehensive Planning Enabling Act of 1994, counties are required to update their Comprehensive Plan every 10 years.  The Comprehensive Plan serves as a general policy guide for use in planning for future growth and development. The plan relates existing conditions to a corresponding list of goals and strategies that reflect a vision for future growth and development. The Fairfield County Planning Commission is charged with developing the Comprehensive Plan and submitting the plan to Fairfield County Council for approval. Once adopted, the plan will become the blueprint for future growth and development, as well as, for the preparation and adoption of tools for implementing the plan (e.g., zoning ordinance and land development regulations).  The Comprehensive Plan is broken down into 10 different focus areas that conjointly create a plan for future growth and development for the county. These focus areas are: • Population • Housing • Natural Resources • Cultural Resources • Resilience • Transportation • Economy • Community Facilities • Land Use • Property Investment The Comprehensive Plan has been submitted to the Fairfield County Planning Commission and sent to Fairfield County Council for final approval.   For approval, the Comprehensive Plan must go through 3 County Council readings and a Public Hearing. The Public Hearing date has been set for Monday, March 25th at the regularly scheduled County Council Meeting at 6 PM. It is required that the Comprehensive Plan be made available to citizens 30 days in advance of the Public Hearing. The Comprehensive Plan will be available on the Fairfield County website on Monday, February 19th, for citizen review.  More elements and details will be available about the Comprehensive Plan on the county social media sites over the following weeks. To review the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Draft that will be presented to County Council, visit: https://lnkd.in/eTA9udNJ

Governor Whitmer’s proposed FY’25 budget focuses on fundamentals that make a difference in people’s lives. Few things are as fundamentally essential to our lives as the impactful work EGLE performs, safeguarding public health and preserving our precious land, air, and waters. This budget prioritizes clean water, climate action, contaminated and brownfield site clean-ups and redevelopment, improved customer service, and new opportunities for communities. These strategic investments will help protect public health, increase economic opportunity, safeguard drinking water, fight climate change, revitalize communities, and reduce pollution across the state. #MIBudget #MIHealthyClimate

🏛️The 77 steps at the base of our iconic New York State Capitol, historically a hub of vibrant civic life, now lie cordoned off - a palpable symbol of infrastructural decay and gaping public policy oversight. Ten long years of public accessibility restriction underscore the pertinence of inadequate infrastructure spending. 🏚️ ➡️ The rising cost of necessary repairs looms large. 🔍Looking closer, this situation poses sobering questions, don't you think? Amongst many: 👉 How did we arrive at this point of infrastructure degradation? 👉 What does inaction say about our priority-setting in local governance? On hastily drawn tables of policymakers, #infrastructure is not invariably the sweet keyword we’d expect it to be. Budgets are contested terrains, future economies churned in fiscal molds. If we are to think on our feet, what does this signify for the greater New York community? Zoom out, and similar instances across the country may echo an unwelcome pattern. 📌 The future is unpredictably jarring; more so when infrastructural muscles are comparatively weaker. 🔮 My prediction? Necessity will push for the reinvention. Strategic negotiations will veer towards infrastructure development with an urgency we haven't seen in the past decade. 💡 Our collective enlightenment needs to understand that these 77 steps are more than a tired pile of stones chronically awaiting reclamation. They are representative of the essential core of our societal building blocks: safe, functional infrastructure. The cost ticker may seem daunting, but the longer-term view brings daunting deficits into perspective. Navigate the constraints sensibly and, with some solidarity, costs can transform into investments. Dictating the urgency of caring for our public spaces and built environment is about writing the tale of our shared heritage. 📚 It’s verbose and expensive, agreed—but perhaps, necessary to illustrate ❗ Finally, it warrants commending the patience and anticipation of the public community - your resilience guides reform. But let this long drawn wait also serve as a symbol of our renewed commitment to the infrastructural regeneration. Join me in advocating for a movement that propels our nation into an era of sturdy, secure infrastructure that stands as a testament to our shared resilience. 💪 #NewYorkStateCapitol #InfrastructureInvestment #PolicyMatters

Many #rural #communities have the desire and the need to make improvements. But, applying for #federalfunding can sometimes be an intimidating and time-consuming process for communities with limited staff, time, or expertise. Our new resource guide seeks to demystify the process by walking community leaders through the various stages.

2023 was a record-breaking economic development year for Chester County Economic Development. The county finished with nearly $2 billion in announced capital investment and 641 new jobs. In fact, two projects alone represented 18% of South Carolina’s total announced investment statewide. Read more about the massive impact Chester County is having on the state, and how county leaders plan to build on the success of these projects: https://ow.ly/zOTP50Qq0Lx

It's been one week since our January board meeting. Here are some key takeaways shared by our executive director, Ben Hart, at our board meeting on Wednesday to help educate the public, correct misinformation and be transparent: Land Use Authority: Contrary to some beliefs, the Utah Inland Port Authority DOES NOT designate sites or areas for industrial development. Our land use authority has been completely removed, and we fully respect that. Local Community's Authority: It's crucial to understand that the local community, including Salt Lake City, hold authority over their project areas. This includes zoning, entitlement, and permitting. If a community, working with the landowner, decides to rezone an area that doesn't support rail infrastructure, we have no influence. Example with Weber County: For those curious about specific areas, like Weber County, we collaborate closely with them. Weber County decides which areas they want to prioritize for development. Clarification on Naming: There's been some confusion with the term "inland port project areas." We believe a more fitting title is "economic project areas." Our primary goal is to boost the local economy, not to create large “port” facilities all over Utah. We hope this clears up any misunderstandings. We remain committed to working collaboratively and transparently with local communities and all stakeholders.

Supply of affordable housing in the US hasn't kept up with the demand for it -- there is a shortage of about 3.8M housing units. There is a need for coordinated effort at national level to bring innovation in housing to address this challenge. Learning Collider is working with Federation of American Scientists and its partners to crowdsource policy ideas to increase housing supply. The focus areas for this effort are: - Developing federal incentive structures that promote the construction of higher-density housing or multi-family housing in high-demand metropolitan regions - Deploying or expanding new financing mechanisms to build more housing or fill critical gaps in home financing support for families - Promoting housing innovation, including in building materials and methods, to reduce the financial and environmental costs of building new housing, and/or - Aligning current policies around transportation, water, sewer, and other infrastructure and investments with housing production - Introducing or improving federal data resources to measure the housing crisis For more details, please click on the link: https://lnkd.in/g9JCZud2 Please feel free to share with your network!