9/19/23

THE YAVAPAI COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT RECEIVED THE HONORABLE MENTION FOR ITS EFFORTS IN PUBLIC OUTREACH FOR THE YAVAPAI COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, BY THE ARIZONA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION. THE  DEPARTMENT WAS TASKED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PRODUCING A NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT IS CREATED PRIMARILY UTILIZING FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY. NEARLY TWO YEARS BEFORE THE DEADLINE, LEADERSHIP AT YAVAPAI COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BEGAN FORMULATING A PLAN TO MAKE IT WIDELY KNOWN THAT THE COMMUNITY’S INPUT WAS CRITICAL TO THE MISSION’S SUCCESS. THE DEPARTMENT'S EFFORTS PAID OFF AS THEY WERE PUBLICLY RECOGNIZED ON SEPTEMBER 7TH WITH THE AWARD.

THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, ALSO KNOWN AS A GENERAL PLAN, IS A DOCUMENT DESIGNED TO GUIDE THE FUTURE ACTIONS OF A CITY, TOWN, OR COUNTY AND, BY STATE STATUTE, IS REQUIRED TO BE UPDATED EVERY 10 YEARS. THE PLAN ALSO PRESENTS A VISION FOR THE FUTURE WITH LONG-RANGE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR ALL ACTIVITIES THAT AFFECT LOCAL GOVERNMENT.