6/20/14 - Itâs been three years since a county-wide strategic plan was crafted and organizers say that much has been achieved in that time. The Advantage Livingston Economic Growth plan was unveiled in April of 2011 after being developed through a process that utilized the input of more than 800 people across Livingston County. Advantage Livingston set out five broad strategies: Brainpower, Placemaking, Jobs & Prosperity, Marketing and Collaboration. This week, the Executive Committee of Advantage Livingston released a report on accomplishments to date, highlighting several goals that have been accomplished or are near completion. Among them is early childhood education, which the report says has been expanded with the creation of the Livingston Promise. That program, using $25,000 United Way grant, operated a pilot program for 3 year old at-risk children this past school year with plans to expand in the fall. Another goal was to become wireless countywide, and the report points out that Livingston County was declared a Certified Connected Community, only the fifth community in the state to qualify for that recognition. Also mentioned were the millions of dollars in mixed use and commercial investment the report says has occurred in the county's downtowns, primarily in Howell and Brighton. Highlights of the report can be found through the link below. (JK)
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