STUFF WE'VE DONE

• COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING COMMITTEES APPROVE GOALS
  At their October 23, 2002 committee meetings, Urban and Rural Steering Committee members approved a set of planning goals. The Goals are intended to provide direction for the drafting of the different elements that will make up the Portage County Comprehensive Plan. The Goal statements are also to be considered by local communities as they develop their individual plans.

  • Urban Component Goals (3 pages, 81 KB)
  • Rural Component Goals (4 pages, 83 KB)
    
• COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GUIDING PRINCIPLES
  The Portage County Comprehensive Planning Joint Steering Committee adopted a set of Guiding Principles at its September 2002 meeting. These guiding principles provide broad direction to each of eight element areas that will ultimately be part of the comprehensive plan document, and serve to focus future policy discussions toward achieving county citizens' visions for the future. View Guiding Principles…
  
• ELEMENT AREA WORK GOUPS FORWARD RECOMMENDATIONS
  The purpose of the Element Area Work Groups was to provide guidance to the Urban Area and Rural Comprehensive Planning Committees in developing goals to reach the visions outlined in the Rural, Urban, and Countywide Vision Statements by drawing upon the experience and knowledge of experts within the Portage County community. A total of seven work groups met in August and September of 2002 to make develop goal recommendations for the planning committees to consider. The work groups dealt with Housing, Historic and Cultural Resources, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Transportation, Utilities and Public Facilities, and Economic Development. View the Recommendations…
  
• Urban Vision Statement
• Rural Vision Statement
• Decision Matrix Results - Top Issues by Element (4 pages, 68 KB)
• Background Information and Inventory Report
  • Portage County Maps
    

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