These are the things planning and quality growth can do for your community

ŠŠŠŠŠŠƒŠŠƒŠƒƒƒTALKING POINTS BENEFITS OF PLANNING AND QUALITY GROWTH These are the things planning and quality growth can do for your community--the points to make when talking to your citizens about planning: Comprehensive planning is an important management tool for promoting a strong, healthy community. A comprehensive plan can be used to promote orderly and rational development so that the city or county remains physically attractive while preserving important natural or historic resources. Planning helps protect important natural and historic resources. Planning helps the community invest its money wisely in infrastructure such as roads, water and sewer, schools, parks and green space, and other facilities needed to sustain the high quality of life. Quality of life is maintained and improved. There is a vision, clearly stated and shared by all, that describes the future of the community. Private property rights are protected. Economic development is encouraged and supported. There is more certainty about : o Where development will occur, o What it will be like, o When it will happen, and o How the costs of development will be met. o Getting the development patterns the community desires, such as: Traditional neighborhoods Infill development Sense of place Transportation alternatives Mixed Uses 1 Georgia Department of Community Affairs Office of Planning and Quality Growth ...