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High Growth Counties: Opportunities for Pinal
County
Pinal County Comprehensive Plan
Curt Dunham AICP
Partners for Strategic Action, Inc.
Comprehensive Plan Update Consultant
Peer Counties Qualifications
Rapid growth over past 20 years Impacted by one or more rapidly growing
metro areas Urban/agricultural/open space interface Preservation issues Bedroom community/commuting issues
Peer Counties Identified
Polk County, Florida Cobb County, Georgia Arapahoe County, Colorado
Polk County, Florida
County between Orlando and Tampa Long established agricultural area (citrus) Interstate 4 corridor (I-4) Population 550,000 2,010 square miles – Florida’s fourth
largest
Polk County, Florida
Polk County, Florida
Polk County – Current Issues
Addressing transportation travel patterns No dedicated funding source to address
transportation issues Prevent becoming a “bedroom” community Create jobs near people
Polk County – Good Decisions
Updated Comprehensive Plan to include sub-areas
Economic development is tied to land uses – consultants used have economic development expertise
Planning to create a better mix of land uses and bring services and jobs near residential areas
Polk County – Preserving Agriculture
Strong public desire Developed Polk County Land Stewardship
Program – a consortium of different interests
Alliance built between agricultural interests and environmental interests
Polk County - Transportation
Travel patterns – Interstate, Disney World Just entered into an agreement with
Orlando transit to tie into and provide new transportation services
Polk County – Economic Development
County not able to do much and not asked to
Include economic elements in land use planning
Support private non-profit Central Florida Development Council
Coordinate with other agencies through regional Municipal Planning Organization
Developed a county/city manager’s alliance that meets monthly
Much stronger collaboration to preserve long-term water supply
Polk County - Collaboration
Polk County – In Hindsight
Should have developed a dedicated funding source for infrastructure and roads
Now working a lot more closely with other governmental entities—this should have happened sooner
Cobb County, Georgia
Suburban Atlanta area Bedroom communities Historic areas (created from Cherokee County,
originally part of Cherokee Indian Nation) Interstate 75 Corridor (I-75) 600,000 of 670,000 residents are not within
municipalities (unincorporated county) 340.2 square miles
Cobb County, Georgia
Cobb County, Georgia
Cobb County Issues
Regional transit and commuting Need to expand transit and make better
regional connections of the roadway system
Redirect growth Protect “green space”
Cobb County – Good Decisions
Installed a sewer system for the entire county in the 1980s except where growth would be discouraged. Used infrastructure as a growth management tool and to protect water resources
Use of Community Improvement Districts to fund transportation projects
$4.1 million bond passed to begin to purchase green space
Cobb County – Issues
Small farms to residential Industrial areas along I-75 are starting to
change Growing Latino population Attempting to develop employment centers
to balance growth (residential, employment, commercial)
Cobb County – Economic Development
Counties in Georgia have similar powers as cities: Incentives Economic development department Very active in working with other entities and
organizations, such as chambers of commerce, in attracting firms and jobs
Cobb County - Collaboration
House Bill 489 mandates intergovernmental cooperation
Developed service delivery strategy to minimize duplication and improve effectiveness
Cobb County – In Hindsight
Voted down mass transit in 1970s – still paying for it! High costs of doing it now Communities that did join have very high
quality development around stations Lack of mass transit systems added to
commuting problems and congestion
Arapahoe County, Colorado
Denver Metro Area 35% urban,65% rural (urban population to
the West, rural population to the East) Interstate 70 Corridor (I-70) Population 550,000 803 square miles
Arapahoe County, Colorado
Arapahoe County, Colorado
Arapahoe County – Issues
State Land Department changing the rules Urban Growth Boundaries under constant
attack Total dichotomy of attitudes between West
and East County
Arapahoe County – Good Decisions
Worked to develop Urban Growth Boundary
Developed and stuck with Land Development Code
Use sub-area plans to plan for specific issues and needs
Arapahoe County – Agricultural Preservation
No dedicated funding Public desire to maintain No re-zoning of agricultural land Use special districts – they have held up
well
Arapahoe County – Economic Development
Not much of a role and not much pressure to do so
Support the South Metro Chamber of Commerce
Streamlined review process
Arapahoe County - Collaboration
Use a referral process Proposal within 2 miles of any governmental
entity are referred for review
Arapahoe County – In Hindsight
Should have completed Land Development Code sooner
Should have drafted plans to deal better with the changeover in leadership that will undoubtedly occur
Need to work to unify urban interests in the west with rural interests in the east
Opportunities for Pinal County
Stronger advocate for economic development
Integrate land uses with economic development concepts
Agricultural preservation Open space preservation
Opportunities for Pinal County
Regional transit Improved communication and
collaboration – unifying communities Creation of job centers to lessen
commuting Creation of dedicated funding sources and
proactive fiscal policies
Opportunities for Pinal County
Develop plans that will withstand change Act now, hesitation is very costly Learn from others and make reasonable
assumptions