Community Technical Assistance Program
For 40 years, from when it was first established by the 1967 Planning and Economic Development Act, the Department of Commerce has provided technical assistance to local governments and their planning boards and zoning commissions, private sector developers, engineers, and consultants to encourage the development of well planned and attractive communities to support the State's economic development efforts.
There is a continuing need for on-going training and education to help local governments and the private sector deal with the difficulties involved in preparing mandated growth policies and in administering a complex state subdivision law and local subdivision regulations, as well as local zoning regulations. Training and technical assistance is provided by telephone and internet communication, periodic regional workshops, and our library of sample growth policies, model regulations, handbooks, and reference materials that will be available for loan or downloading via the Internet.
We are in the process of updating our site to reflect the new CTAP - check back often to see what we're doing!
