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Antrim County has embarked on the creation of a new County Plan. The county's most recent master plan was developed and adopted in 1964. In the 40 years since that plan was adopted, Antrim County's population has grown by 75%, and is projected to grow by another 33% by 2020. According to the Michigan Society of Planning Officials (Trend Futures Report, 1995), the northern Lower Peninsula will continue to experience gains in population with a large portion coming from in-migration.
The Antrim County Planning Commission is currently preparing the various sections of the Plan in-house. Sections include Land Use, Economic Development, Agriculture, Housing, Health Care, and Public Safety, among others. (Other county-wide plans, such as the Community Recreation Plan by the Parks & Rec Commission and the Solid Waste Plan by the Solid Waste & Recycling Council, may be incorporated by reference.)
The County Opinion Survey, completed in December 2001, gave a snapshot of the views of respondents from among County residents. Public meetings and citizen visioning sessions form an integral part of the County master plan process. The Land Use Update and the Township Demographic Profiles comprise the supporting data presented at these meetings. The information assists citizens in formulating concepts and ideas about the directions the County should be headed through the early decades of the 21st Century.
The links below present the information collected through these activities in support of the preparation of the County Plan.
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