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The
Northwest Iowa Planning and Development Commission is a regional governmental
organization whose mission is to provide community and economic development
and job training services for a nine county area. The agency's full time,
professional staff assists the member counties and municipalities in such
areas as community planning and zoning, federal and state grant preparation
and administration, economic development planning activities, general governmental
technical assistance, Workforce Investment Act/Workforce Development, school to work, and PROMISE JOBS administration. In effect, the
NWIPDC staff functions as an extension of member governments' staffs, providing
the specialized services and technical assistance that would not be financially
feasible for each governmental entity to provide on its own.
The
region served by the NWIPDC includes the counties of Lyon, Sioux, Osceola,
O'Brien, Dickinson, Clay, Buena Vista, Emmet and Palo Alto. Membership
is voluntary and currently includes all nine counties and 79 municipalities.
The
NWIPDC's policy council is made up of one city, one county, and one private
representation from each county. This representative is designed to help
keep the agency aware and responsive to its members' needs and concerns.
The
NWIPDC also serves as the regional planning affiliate for the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users. This designation means that agency
staff assists area governments with the complexities of region transportation
planning.
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