Planning for land use and the future growth and development is an important activity for local governments. Comprehensive planning provides many benefits to the residents of the community.

Effective planning ensures that future development will occur where, when, and how the community and local government wants. There are several important benefits to the entire community that result from the planning process:

·         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 where development will occur, what it will be like, when it will happen, and how the costs of development will be met.  

Together, the communities of Houston County and the Cities of Centerville, Perry, and Warner Robins are working to develop the most recent version of the comprehensive plan for our area. Three main work product elements will result from these efforts. These are:

·         The Community Assessment;

·         The Public Participation Program; and

·         The Community Agenda.

Each of these will be described and discussed in more detail elsewhere on this website. The entire planning process is expected to take approximately one year and be completed sometime in the summer/fall of 2006.

A Community Planning Committee (CPC) has been appointed by the elected officials of the involved communities. It is this group’s responsibility to facilitate the entire planning process. The membership of this group is diverse and represents a cross section of the community. One of the primary goals of this group will be to invite and encourage community participation throughout the planning process.

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