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Oconee County redesignated a "Plan First" community by Georgia DCA, wins access to loans and grant advantages
Summary
A Department of Community Affairs planning outreach coordinator told the board Oconee County earned a three-year Plan First redesignation for the third time, citing strong public engagement and implementation; the status offers reduced interest rates on certain GEFA and DCA loans and annual CDBG eligibility.
A planning outreach coordinator for the Georgia Department of Community Affairs told the Oconee County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 25 that the county has been redesignated a Plan First community for a three-year term, marking it as a multi-time designee and opening new program and financing opportunities.
The coordinator said the designation recognizes ‘‘the hard work of successful comprehensive plan implementation’’ and highlighted Oconee County’s public-engagement metrics — 12 public open houses, focus groups and more than 1,400 responses to an online survey — as…
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