FIRST GENERAL PUBLIC VIEWING
“BUILDING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES WITH THE ONONDAGA COUNTY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PLAN”
This is our opportunity to hear firsthand the findings and recommendations for a sustainable county. The plan is very comprehensive and includes action items in the following policy areas: Grow Smarter, Sustainability Pays, Protect the Environment, Strengthen the Center, Fix It First, Keep Rural Communities Rural, Lighten Our Footprint, and Plan for People. You will hear how the plan includes citizens’ roles in making our community sustainable. The F.O.C.U.S. Smart Growth planners will meet immediately following the presentation. Everyone is welcome.
WHEN: FRIDAY, JUNE 15TH, 7:30 TO 8:45 a.m.
WHERE: F.O.C.U.S., CITY HALL COMMONS, 201 E. WASHINGTON ST., 1ST FLOOR
PRESENTERS:
DON JORDAN is the Director of the Syracuse-Onondaga County Planning Agency (SOCPA). Don began his career with SOCPA in 1996 as the County’s first Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialist and was promoted to GIS Program Manager in 2001. In March of 2008 he was appointed Director of SOCPA by County Executive Mahoney. Don is a graduate of Cornell University and a lifelong Central New Yorker.
MEGAN COSTA is Administrator for Special Projects with the Syracuse-Onondaga County Planning Agency, and manages the agency’s Planning Services division. Megan holds a Masters in City & Regional Planning, and has been with the Agency for nine years. Prior to working at SOCPA, Megan held positions with the Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council and the Syracuse Lakefront Development Corporation.