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Grenada County Build Better Together 2040 Plan

 Targeted programs and expenditures prioritized through the annual budget process, including routine but
essential functions such as ongoing road maintenance.
 Major public improvements and land acquisitions financed through local budgeting efforts.

 New and amended ordinances and regulations closely linked to Plan objectives (and associated review and
approval procedures in the case of subdivision and land development activities).
 Departmental work plans and resources in key areas.
 Support for ongoing planning and studies that will further clarify needs, costs, benefits and strategies.
 Pursuit of external grant funding to supplement local budgets and/or expedite certain projects.

 Initiatives pursued in conjunction with other public and private partners to leverage resources and achieve
successes neither could accomplish on their own.

Despite these many avenues for action, the Plan should not be considered a “cure all” for every tough problem
Grenada County faces. This Plan focuses primarily on the responsibilities of local government in the physical
planning arena, where they normally have a more direct and extensive role than in other areas that residents
value such as education and social services. Long‑range plans, as vision and policy documents, also must remain
relatively general.

The resulting plan may not address every challenge before Grenada County, but it is meant to set a tone and
motivate concerted efforts to move the community forward in coming years.

Community Planning Involves Preserving Local Assets and Overcoming Liabilities

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