The draft Preliminary Plan of the Mercer County Master Plan will be used to continue discussion on the Master Plan update with the County's municipalities and the public throughout 2008. In late 2006 and early 2007 Mercer County and members of its community participated in the first phase of the Regional Action Plan (RAP) stakeholder meetings which are summarized in the draft Preliminary Plan.

Section I of the Plan provides information on the purpose of the Mercer County Preliminary Plan and the process used to develop it. Section II describes existing conditions and trends for future development of the county and the Plan’s goals and measures of progress. Section III outlines policies and strategies for achieving sustainable, balanced growth. Appendices provide detailed background information on the economy, transportation and the environment as well as the Phase 1 RAP process used to produce the Preliminary Plan. Section IV contains a comparison of the Master Plan goals and policies to other regional plans and to those of the State Plan.

The links to the draft Preliminary Plan are below:

Mercer County Preliminary Master Plan DRAFT with Appendices [52 MB]

Mercer County Preliminary Master Plan DRAFT without Appendices [5.35 MB]

Maps [1.27 MB]

Economy Background Document [1.93 MB]

Transportation Background Document [1.49 MB]

Environment Background Document [36 MB]

The Regional Action Plan Process Phase 1 [176k]

The Regional Action Plan Process Meeting Materials [7.62 MB]