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In the Spotlight > Institute Specialists Help Explain Proposed Changes for Regional Development Centers

Institute Specialists Help Explain Proposed Changes for Regional Development Centers

Posted May 19, 2008
Contact: Harry W. Hayes, hwhayes@uga.edu; 706.542.6215

At the request of the Department of Community Affairs, Institute faculty are helping administrators and board members of Georgia's Regional Development Centers (RDC) understand the issues and implications of recent state legislation affecting their operations. Harry Hayes, local government project manager, along with Paul Hardy and Betty Hudson, legal specialists, are making presentations at three informational meetings being held in May for RDC executive directors and members of the current boards.

House Bill 1216 proposes significant changes in the number of RDCs and their boundaries, as well in as their council structures, funding sources, reporting methods, authority, and forms of assistance, according to Hayes. View a map of the proposed regional commissions. (PDF)

"The Vinson Institute has always been committed to helping government entities at all levels better understand the ever-changing environment in which they must operate on a daily basis. Our objective role in these presentations contributes to that process," Hayes explains.

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