Step 1: Put together a planning team

(Chapter 2 – Getting the right people involved)

Someone needs to oversee your communities’ land use planning strategy. That “someone” can be a planning team made up of people who represent the different views and constituencies in your community. This team will guide the community through each step of the planning process, including developing a community vision, identifying needs and possible solutions, setting priorities for action and ultimately…. carrying out the plan.

Your team should include some of the following types of people:

• Managers or operators of environmental facilities
• Elected officials or board members
• Local physicians, engineers and scientists
• County and state health agencies
• Emergency response personal
• Community residents
• Business owners and farmers
  

No matter how large or small the team, the team must include effective leaders who can produce agreements on solutions and get results for the community.

Questions for Step 1:

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