Mission Statement
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

It shall be the mission of the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission's "Regional Growth: Choices for our Future" project to actively engage the citizens of the region to examine implications of regional land use and other growth trends on the region's future and to formulate consensus on a shared vision of regional growth in order to assure improved future regional quality of life and economic competitiveness for our citizens and businesses.

Principle activities of the "Regional Growth: Choices for our Future" project sponsored by the Commission will include:

1. Collect and objectively evaluate regional land use and other growth trend information;
2. Actively engage local governments, citizens and stakeholder groups in examining implications of these trends on the region's future;
3. Identify and evaluate alternatives to these trends, as appropriate;
4. Formulate consensus on a shared regional vision about a preferred alternative;
5. Develop tools, techniques and action strategies to implement the shared vision and preferred alternative; and
6. Establish a regional process for monitoring and evaluating success at implementing these strategies.