Over the past 10 years the Community Planning Services Program (formerly known as Community Planning Grants) has helped Cuyahoga County’s communities actively plan for their future. In 2025 County Planning will be celebrating this anniversary by highlighting our planning work through this program as well as the impact it has helped communities thought their active implementation.
In 2014, over half of the communities in Cuyahoga County either had never conducted a master plan or had one that was more than 10 years old. To help address this need for long-term planning in the County, the Cuyahoga County Department of Development entered into agreement with County Planning to provide $150,000 for professional planning services to create community master plans. That initial agreement funded three master plans through a competitive application process. The program, now called the Community Planning Services Program, is now offered through in-kind professional planning services by County Planning and includes 18 Master Plans as well 16 other local planning projects.
Over the next year, County Planning will be celebrating the success of this program over its first 10 years. This will include highlighting our investment in local communities, our growth as a planning agency, as well as the impact and success of local communities in implementing their plans. It will also look forward to the future of the program and the role it can play in helping communities plan for and reach their desired futures.
Watch this space for highlights, reports, and other content that celebrates the great work of County Planning and the amazing communities we have worked with through this program.
Celebrating the Community Planning Services Program
Highlights of the Community Planning Services Program, including a history of the program, investment of our services, and growth of our staff
- History and Highlights report
- History and Highlights story map (coming soon)
Contact Us
If you have questions about the history of the Community Planning Services Program, please contact Micah Stryker, AICP, Senior Planner.