- (1) guide a coordinated, adjusted, efficient, and economic development of the region in a manner that will best promote the health, safety, order, convenience, prosperity, and welfare of the residents of the region in accordance with present and future needs and resources;
- (2) provide for patterns of urbanization and the uses of land and resources for trade, industry, recreation, forestry, agriculture, and tourism;
- (3) create conditions favorable to the development of human resources;
- (4) identify the public interest and the necessity for public action and intergovernmental cooperation and coordination in the region;
- (5) coordinate with the efforts of the private sector in the region;
- (6) recognize any State comprehensive planning and development activities;
- (7) reflect the plans and programs of the participating governmental units; and
- (8) take into account economic and demographic factors, conditions, and trends that are relevant to the future development of the region.
The objectives of the plan are to:
Added by Acts 2008, c. 306, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2008.