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NEWS RELEASE
September 28, 2000
PLANNING PARTNERSHIP ROADMAPS COUNTY’S FUTURE
Eighteen county jurisdictions join process to promote partnership
CINCINNATI — Representatives from 18 Hamilton County communities jurisdictions met last week to begin discussing ways in which
The Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission convened the first meeting of the Planning Partnership yesterday at a luncheon at the Drake Conference Center in Hartwell. Representatives from 18 jurisdictions in Hamilton County came together to discuss ways working together can help promote more effective and efficient planning, increase overall competitiveness in global markets, while leveraging the diversity that makes each community unique.
The Planning Partnership is an effort that has evolved in part from the work of County Commissioner John Dowlin. Dowlin has been instrumental in identifying ways Hamilton County can reverse the population decline that began in the 1970s.
“Hamilton County is the most fractionalized county in the region,” Dowlin said. “By working together on issues that cross community boundaries, the Planning Partners can use resources more efficiently, and increase the quality of life for their residents.”
Jay Buchert, chairman of the Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission agreed. “When communities come together to work on common issues, only good things can happen. Sometimes it just takes talking face to face to see how certain problems can only be solved by the whole rather than the parts. The Partnership is a forum for this kind of interaction.”
At this first meeting, the Planning Partnership unanimously agreed to launch two strategic initiatives. The first is called Community COMPASS - Comprehensive Master Plan and Strategies for Hamilton County. Community COMPASS will use citizen participation to identify ways Hamilton County and its jurisdictions can leverage their diversity, promote effective and efficient planning, and achieve more by working together.
The second major initiative is a citizen survey. This survey, which will be mailed to 4,500 Hamilton County households in October, will help identify public perception, thoughts and feelings about community planning issues. The survey will provide a foundation of information for dialogue and research within the Community COMPASS process.
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