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The plan is ultimately a guidance document for
County officials and staff, who must make decisions
on a daily basis that will determine the future
direction, financial health, and “look and feel” of the
County. These decisions are carried out through:

• Targeted programs and expenditures prioritized
through the County’s annual budget process,
including routine but essential functions such as
road maintenance.

• Major public improvements and land acquisitions
financed through the County’s budgeting efforts.
• New and amended County ordinances and
regulations closely linked to Comprehensive 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
Comprehensive Plan should not be considered a
“cure all” for every tough problem a county faces.
This plan focuses primarily on the responsibilities
of County government in the physical planning
arena, where government typically has a more
direct and extensive role, rather than in other areas
that residents value, such as education and social
services. Of necessity, long-range plans, as vision
and policy documents, also must remain relatively
general.

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

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