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MARC Home > Community Development
Community Development Department Overview
At the heart of the Mid-America Regional Council's activities is the desire to create quality communities for the residents of our region to live, work and play. To meet that objective, MARC's community development department works closely on those issues that encourage quality growth and development.
The Community Development Department includes a number of programs and initiatives designed to improve the regional community.
- Environmental programs include efforts to improve the region's air quality, effective stormwater management, solid waste reduction, recycling efforts and proper disposal of household hazardous waste.
- Emergency services and Homeland Security provides emergency response planning and coordination of emergency medical and rescue services in the area.
- Public Safety and 9-1-1 includes coordinating the regional 9-1-1 system and providing assistance in training and recruitment for 9-1-1 dispatch centers.
- The Government Training Institute offers high-quality and cost effective classes and seminars to local elected officials and government employees.
- The Government Innovations Forum provides support for city and county administrators through the Managers' Roundtable, and coordinates cooperative purchasing efforts through the Kansas City Regional Purchasing Cooperative (KCRPC).
- The Small Cities program provides administrative, planning and informational resources to smaller local governments that need assistance.
- The First Suburbs Coalition helps local governments in older communities that form an inner ring around the urban core find solutions to common problems with maintaining housing and public infrastructure and retaining competitive commercial areas.
In addition, the Community Development Department undertakes a number of special initiatives, such as the Creating Quality Places program, transit-supportive development, MetroGreen and more.
