Planning
Planning
Growth and Development Through Planning
Our sixteen-county region is a diverse and remarkable place, comprised of 35 communities and approximately 375,000 people. To help our communities and the region continue to grow, develop, and thrive, our contribution is to provide professional planning assistance across several programs. These help us work toward attaining our regional goals outlined in our comprehensive and strategic plans.
Community Comprehensive Planning
Community Comprehensive Planning
Strategic comprehensive planning helps communities determine their goals and aspirations in terms of community development. RVRC works with many of its regional communities to create and improve upon these plans.
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Disaster Mitigation Plans
Disaster Mitigation Plans
Disaster mitigation planning reduces loss of life and property by minimizing the impacts of disasters. RVRC assists communities with the creation of these plans, helping to identify disaster risks and vulnerabilities to create long-term strategies for protecting people and property.
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Zoning Technical Assistance
Zoning Technical Assistance
When communities have effective zoning ordinances, conflicts are reduced. RVRC works with local governments to maximize land use efforts to improve the quality and efficiency of development in the region.
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Historic Preservation
Historic Presentation
What is important in our History? All across the River Valley are historic resources requiring careful planning to preserve. RVRC works with communities to help ensure these assets are catalogued, protected, and understood.
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Environmental Planning
Environmental Planning
There is a vast assortment of environmental assets in the region – watersheds, rivers, forests, ecosystems – all requiring stewardship to maintain and protect. We help monitor and safeguard these assets through a number of services.
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Geographic Information Systems
Geographic Information Systems
There are countless benefits to accessing data visualization across geographic spaces. We use GIS to help local governments and communities in a number of ways including transportation planning, infrastructure planning, Fire and EMS planning, zoning, and much more.
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Meeting Facilitation
Meeting Facilitation
When the need to meet arises, and it does so often when planning, conference space, technical assistance, and meeting facilitation is offered by the RVRC to communities and organizations who need it.
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