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For the most up-to-date information, go to: http://www.co.adams.il.us.

Mike McLaughlin, Adams County Board Chair, has appointed a 19-member committee to develop a comprehensive plan for Adams County. The first meeting was May 29, 2007, and future meetings will be held on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Locations for meetings will likely vary in an effort to explore the county and expand opportunities for the public to participate.

This space will include links to documents for use by Committee members and anyone else interested in this process. For more information beyond what is available here, contact the Adams County Extension office at 217-223-8380.

Members of the Committee include:

J.D. Albsmeyer, Farmer, Payson; Larry Baker, Farmer / Business Owner, Ursa; Charles Bell, GREDF, Quincy; Earl Bricker, University of Illinois Extension, Camp Point; Jim Broemmer, Adams Telephone Co-operative, Golden; Phil Conover, Retired, Mendon; D.D. Fischer, Consultant, Quincy; Jim Frankenhoff, Adams County Highway Department, Quincy; Ken Gray, Ursa Farmers Coop / Village President, Loraine; John Heidbreder, Business Owner / Adams County Board, Quincy; Michael Hines, Adams County Health Department, Quincy; John Klingner, Klinger & Associates, Quincy; Tim Koontz, Builder / Developer, Quincy; Don McCleary, Farmer / Adams County Board, Liberty; Judi Maas, Quincy Department of Planning & Development, Quincy; David Muegge, Farmer, Mendon; Greg Nichols, Business Owner, Sutter; Gary Speckhart,, Farmer / Banker, Quincy; Jim Thompson, Adams Electric Cooperative, Camp Point; Mike McLaughlin, Adams County Board (ex officio); Georgia Volm, Adams County Clerk (ex officio)

Adams County Comprehensive Planning Committee Goals (adopted on June 26, 2007)

Develop a plan for Adams County and the communities within to accommodate a growth of 5000 people in the next 10 years. The plan will consider:

1) Estimating where additional population would live, work, play

2) Capital investments in housing, factories, food production

3) Education facilities

4) Transportation:-I-172 corridor, local roads, rail, air, river.

5) Emergency response

6) Health of citizens & human services

7) Recreation

8) Utility extensions and energy sources

9) Communications

10) Preservation & enhancement of real estate value