City Officials' Take On Local Development Trends, Impacts.(survey of local officials on local development)(Statistical Data Included)

From: Nation's Cities Weekly | Date: May 22, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

The following excerpt is from NLC's 1999 "State of America's Cities" survey report. The survey examined city officials' opinions about development patterns and "sprawl." The survey asked city officials across the nation how they view development patterns in their regions, how these development patterns impact their cities, and how they, as city officials, make decisions regarding local development.

Regional growth and development generate a number of benefits for cities, local governments, and residents, not the least of which are economic--business growth, jobs, and tax ...

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