RPC Community Planning Assistance Grant Program Celebration

An Award Ceremony was held February 13, 2008 to recognize recipients of the Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham’s (RPC) Community Planning Assistance Grants. The RPC received 21 applications and the following 17 were selected for a total investment of $423,000:

1. City of Pelham  :  Subdivision Regulations Update
2. Town of Brookside:  Master Plan Update
3. City of Clay:  Retail Market Opportunity Analysis
4. Blount County Commission:  Retail Market Opportunity Analysis
5. St. Clair County EDC:  Retail Market Opportunity Analysis (Ashville & Springville)
6. St. Clair County EDC:  Retail Market Opportunity Analysis (Moody and Pell City)
7. Leeds Commercial Development Board:  Corridor Management Plan
8. City of Graysville:  Zoning Code Update
9. Town of Harpersville; Historical Preservation Study
10. Town of Locust Fork: Master Plan Update
11. City of Pinson:  Master Plan, Subdivision Regulations, Zoning Ordinance
12. City of Vestavia Hills:  Capital Improvements Plan
13. City of Hueytown:  Area Revitalization Plan /TIF District Data Assembly
14. City of Jasper:  Analysis of the Townley Interchange on Corridor X
15. City of Fairfield:  Historic Preservation Analysis
16. City of Oneonta:  Industrial Boulevard Extension Traffic Analysis
17. Blount County Commission:  Rural Road Improvement Plan

The grant program is designed to assist county and municipal governments within RPC’s planning area which includes Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby, and Walker Counties. Each local government was required to match the dollars requested in its grant applications.  For additional information, contact Steve Ostaseski at smo@rpcgb.org