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Our Mission: As a planning consultancy, our mission is to understand the community’s perspective of its
built environment and its natural resources. We believe that a successful plan defines the interplay of those elements to create sustainable, healthful, equitable, convenient, and attractive places for current and future generations. Planning Better Places: Every community is unique in its cultural, economic, and environmental conditions. Our most important goal is to provide our clients with innovative solutions that meet their specific and individual needs. We listen and learn about the place and its people to identify the community’s needs. Only then can we offer the type of solutions that have the potential to work. Our plans provide actionable strategies for optimal results. Built Environment: Planning must evaluate and understand the built environment of a community. This includes everything from its infrastructure, development patterns, historic resources, aesthetic character, transportation systems, and government services, to its regulatory structure and economic conditions. Natural Resources: Planning must thoroughly understand a location’s natural resources and how they influence a community. These include water resources (streams, lakes, wetlands, and groundwater), topography, habitats, fish and wildlife, vegetation types and patterns, soils, and the physical connections between these resources. Community Perspective: Input from members of the community is key to shaping the direction of the planning process. Input from surveys, interviews, meetings, workshops, focus groups, and other methods help us learn the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that must be addressed to build a successful plan. 
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