How were Georgias Regional Development Centers created?
Georgia was one of the first states in the country to allow local governments to voluntarily join together and assess themselves local dues for the hiring of professional staffs for their mutual benefit. These organizations were first known as Area Planning and Development Commissions (APDCs). The Georgia Planning Act of 1989 reconstituted the APDCs as Regional Development Centers, and gave them responsibility for developing, promoting and assisting in the establishment of coordinated and comprehensive planning in the state, and with assisting local governments with preparing and implementing comprehensive regional plans in an orderly process so as to develop and promote the essential public interests of Georgia and its citizens.
