Purposes of act

The purposes of the community strategic planning assistance act are to: (a) Build and enhance economic development capacity at the local and regional levels; (b) develop and sustain long-term commitments for local development efforts; (c) encourage broad-based local and multi-county development strategies that build on local strengths and to complement and reinforce statewide economic development strategy; (d) improve the ability of local communities to effectively use economic data and analysis in the strategic planning process for economic development; (e) maximize state investments in economic development through more efficient implementation of limited resources; (f) provide recognition for successful communities and to motivate other communities; and (g) encourage local initiatives to revitalize blighted areas in metropolitan counties.