Priority
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THAT WORKS

STRATEGIES

  • Continue the Quality Indicators for Economic Development project.
  • Implement the next phase of the Will County Brownfield Program for site clean-up and redevelopment.
  • Incorporate local economic development initiatives into a countywide strategy.
  • Work with municipal partners and the private sector to provide a diversity of housing to parallel job growth.
  • Provide leadership training to local officials on Community Economic Development.

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

  • Earned media attention on Smart Growth and Growth Management successes.
  • Specialized developers engaged to restore brownfield sites to productive use.
  • Improved housing diversity in the county.
A Step Ahead of Tommorow will expand and build upon this record of performance by concentrating on five key areas: