Community Development Committee (CDC)

The Community Development Committee (CDC) monitors local conditions and does problem identification, as well as exploring alternative solutions and implementing actions/recommendations. The Committee surveys public opinion and monitors state and federal regulatory requirements to enable the LACRPC and its member political subdivisions the ability to respond to situational circumstances which the committee has determined important. The Committee's charge is quality of life issues such as farmland preservation, crime, traffic safety, economic development, housing, historic preservation, and other issues of community concern. The Committee is responsible for developing the agency's Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), cognizant of the need to provide planning services to local members. The Committee has a collaborative relationship with local law enforcement and code enforcement officials, the chambers of commerce, the Allen Economic Development Group, the Lima-Allen County Convention & Visitors Bureau and Ohio Department of Developent (ODOD).