HCRPC releases 2007 Annual Report

The Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission (RPC) and Rural Zoning Commission (RZC) has released its 2007 Annual Report (PDF) for 2007, highlighting the work it has accomplished in community development, data services, and development and zoning services.

The report highlights progress being made in the core initiatives of the county's comprehensive plan, Community COMPASS, including:

* Government Cooperation and Efficiency Project
* Project Impact
* First Suburbs Consortium
* Local Alliance for Nature and Development
* Certified Planning Commissioners' Program
* Community Action Network Directory
* Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy

The report also highlights the progress being made on county and township zoning, transportation and land use plans.

The RPC provides advisory planning services to the unincorporated areas of the county as well as the 37 fee-paying member municipalities.

The RZC serves the Board of County Commissioners by administering and enforcing zoning in four townships and by providing contract services to a number of townships and villages in Hamilton County.

Both departments operated at a deficit in 2007, with the RPC at $54,726 and the RZC at $228,506 in the red.