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OUR FUTURE AWAITS
“Let’s commit ourselves today to the shared task that lies before us.”
~ Bishop Dale J. Melczek, Catholic Diocese of Gary
On a cold, snow-driven December day in 2008, more than 500 people, from all
walks of life, gathered in Merrillville to begin the process of charting our future.
Never before was there an effort to comprehensively plan for all three Indiana
counties sharing the Lake Michigan shoreline. From this meeting, to numerous
public gatherings, a course has been set to direct our planning, policies and
investments well into the 21st century.
NIRPC’s 2040 Comprehensive Regional Plan represents this course of action,
which has been summarized in this document. We encourage you, the
Northwest Indiana resident and stakeholder, to take an active role in positioning
our region toward a vibrant, revitalized, accessible and united future. Whether
you have been a consistent participant in regional forums or are new to the
process, your input is valuable for our dialogue on successful implementation to
continue.
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Please take the time to read through the full CRP at http://www.nirpc.
org/2040CRP. Here you will be able to digest the entire scope of the CRP’s
recommendations, list of best practices and detailed performance measures for
each of the sections summarized in this document. You also will discover how
you can play a vital role in creating our tomorrow… today.
Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission
June 2011
Lake Michigan, Hammond