The Somerset County Planning Board has incorporated three new elements into its Somerset County Master Plan that will serve as regional planning tools in the coming years.
“The adoption of these three components of the County Master Plan is a big milestone,” said Freeholder Patricia Walsh, planning liaison. “We greatly appreciate the vital role that our municipalities, the Business Partnership, various stakeholder groups, businesses and residents played in helping to shape these documents.
“These three thoughtfully crafted reports will serve as future guideposts for Somerset County’s economic development and planning endeavors,” she said.
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The three additions to the master plan, adopted at the Planning Board’s April 15 meeting, include the:
- Somerset County Investment Framework map and overview, which underwent municipal and peer review during a two-year public-outreach process;
- Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Somerset County, a collaborative project of the Somerset County Business Partnership and the Somerset County Planning Board; and
- Somerset County Trends & Indicators Report, a collection of quantitative data that can be used to guide and inform public and private-sector decision-making.
The Investment Framework was supported via resolution by the State Planning Commission in October 2013 and continues to serve as model for county planning boards throughout the state. It also is intended to provide the geographic framework for Somerset County in terms of how Somerset fits into the Together North JerseyRegional Plan.
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For other planning-related documents and information, visit the county Planning Board’s website at www.co.somerset.nj.us/planweb/index.htm
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