PA DCED Secretary Yablonsky Announces Funding for Westmoreland County Comprehensive Plan.HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- On behalf of Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell, Secretary of Community and Economic Development Dennis Yablonsky today announced that the Westmoreland County Westmoreland County is the name of several counties in the United States:
Land use planning is the term used for a branch of public policy which encompasses various disciplines which seek to order and regulate the use of land in an efficient and ethical way. and Technical Assistance Program (LUPTAP LUPTAP Land Use Planning and Technical Assistance Program ). The program provides grant funds for the preparation of comprehensive community plans and the ordinances to implement those plans. It promotes cooperation between municipalities in making sound land-use decisions that adhere to adhere to verb 1. follow, keep, maintain, respect, observe, be true, fulfil, obey, heed, keep to, abide by, be loyal, mind, be constant, be faithful 2. the Governor's Executive Order on Land Use. These plans can be used to shape commercial, industrial or residential development while avoiding growth-related problems and breathing new life into aging communities. "Inter-municipality cooperation on projects is very important to the development of both community and economic development," Secretary Yablonsky said. "By developing a comprehensive plan, Westmoreland County will be better prepared to handle projects ranging from community revitalization to environmental protection." The $100,000 grant is for the third and final phase of preparing Westmoreland County's Comprehensive Plan. Elements to be completed in this phase include preparation and implementation of the economic development plan, the transportation and circulation plan, the community utilities, facilities and solid waste plan, the sanitary sewer A sanitary sewer (also called, especially in the UK, a foul sewer) is a type of underground carriage system for transporting sewage from houses or industry to treatment or disposal. and water plan, the land use plan, the park and opens space plan and the housing plan. The Comprehensive plan is being developed to comply with the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning code. The project has an estimated length of three years and will involve 65 municipalities in the county. "This is Westmoreland's first-ever comprehensive plan," said John Surmacz, Deputy Director for the Department of Planning and Development for Westmoreland County. "We hope that it provides a vision and direction for its leaders, and in turn a better quality of life for its residents." For more information on the Land Use Planning and Technical Assistance Program, please visit the Department of Community and Economic Web site at http://www.inventpa.com/. CONTACT: Gregory Morgan, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, +1-717-783-1132. CONTACT: Gregory Morgan, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, +1-717-783-1132 Web site: http://www.inventpa.com/ http://www.state.pa.us/ |
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