Through a series of focus groups, visioning and educational sessions, the Shiawassee
County Sub Regional Planning process has utilized the voices and ideas of hundreds
of Shiawassee County citizens to address the following:
Identification of Assets
Diversifying and Globally Connecting Business
Increasing Capital Funding
Creating an Entrepreneurial Culture
Retooling our Existing Workforce and Educating our Future Workforce
Attracting and Retaining Talent
Marketing the Region
Strengthening Quality of Place
Seizing Green Opportunities
Optimizing Infrastructure Investment
Enhancing Transportation Connections
Shaping Responsive Government
The goals of developing a Shiawassee Sub Regional Plan are:
- To build trust and regional cooperation
- To organize Shiawassee County into a cohesive group that will be able
to move forward together in a unified direction. Once this goal is achieved,
Shiawassee County will be able to function as its own region and have access
to both state and federal funding resources
- To give Shiawassee county a greater voice on the regional stage and to identify
which region is the best fit for us in the future in regard to community and
economic development collaborations
- The long term goal of this plan is to give our community a voice in
the Region V Community Economic Development Plan.
The final working plan will be completed by year’s end. Stay tuned
for additional information.