Program Purpose:
The purpose of the Planning Program is to provide consultation and facilitation services to townships, the private sector, community interest groups, and county boards and to provide recommendations, analysis, and meeting facilitation services to various Boards and Commissions so they can make legal and informed policy and planning recommendations and decisions. It also provides application, permit, and consultation services to land owners and developers so they can make informed decisions.

Program Services:
Inter-jurisdictional planning meetings, flood plain/environmental plans, long-range planning sessions, comprehensive plans, comprehensive plan promotional sessions, resolution recommendations, regulation opinions, Website applications, consultation sessions and technical review meetings, Meeting facilitations, legal notices, packets, subdivision analysis & recommendations, rezoning analysis & recommendations, Legislation analysis, regulatory implementation sessions, research request responses, public presentations, floodplain educational presentations, planning brochures.