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Public
and private sector representatives of each of the State's twelve
regions advise the State in the development and implementation of
regionally significant community and economic development initiatives.
Each region has a 21 member Regional Advisory
Council to provide a forum for communication between the regions
and state government. The Board of DCA appoints seven members,
the Board of
DEcD
appoints seven members, and the Commissioners of
DEcD
and DCA jointly appoint seven members. In the metropolitan Atlanta
region, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) appoints seven members
and the Council serves as the Economic Development Committee of
the ARC. The Councils charge from the state includes efforts to:
- Coordinate strategic economic
development planning with comprehensive land use, environmental,
housing, and transportation planning;
- Maximize the effectiveness
of development resources through the collaboration and advice
of local private and public sector leaders.
- Establish a structure to
promote public and private sector partnerships at the regional
level in order to identify and respond to development issues and
opportunities facing each of Georgia's diverse economic regions.
- Seek local and regional
input to develop customized regional economic development strategies.
- Advise state agencies on
methods to address the development needs and growth concerns of
business and local governments, and to enhance opportunities to
grow established businesses and to attract new business development.
- Identify opportunities to
create regional solutions for natural resource management and
other development issues.
- Assist in the development
of regional leadership programs, workforce development strategies,
downtown revitalization, rural development initiatives, and existing
industry support programs.
Council members were initially
appointed for one-year terms in July of 1998. Beginning in July
of 1999, members were asked to serve staggered one- and two-year
terms.
Regional
Priorities
The summaries which follow represent regional economic development
priorities as identified by the Regional Advisory Councils
(RACs) during the past year and the regional agendas, or work
programs, as developed by the 16 Regional Development Centers
(RDCs) over the past several years, in accordance with the
Georgia Planning Act. The complete RAC strategies and RDC regional
comprehensive plans contain specific action items and implementation
strategies, and in some cases, target area goals and objectives,
which are not contained in the summaries provided here. These
planning efforts will provide a regional perspective to help guide
the State's development strategy.
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Georgia Department of Community Affairs
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