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Functionally the planning division carries out four activities: long-range state planning, current state planning, local planning assistance ; ;

and the preparation of the state development budget.

Long-range state planning

The planning division has embarked on the most complete and comprehensive state planning program in the nation.

The long-range aspects of this program are divided into four distinct phases: basic mapping, inventory, analysis and plan and policy formation.

The work program, as it was originally proposed, was to take five years to complete.

Recent events -- particularly the necessity of providing planning information for the statewide origin/destination study of the Department of Public Works -- indicate that this schedule will have to be accelerated.

The basic mapping phase of the program has been completed and the inventory phase is scheduled for completion July 1, 1961.

Basic mapping

Since accurate base maps are necessary for any planning program, the first step taken by the planning division to implement the long-range state plan has been to prepare two series of base maps -- one at a scale of 1 inch to a mile, and the second a series of 26 sheets at a scale of 1 inch to 2000 feet, covering the entire state.

With these maps completed, the inventory phase of the plan has been started.

Inventory

With the aid of matching federal funds available under Section 701 of the Housing Act of 1954 as amended, the planning division began a one year program July 1, 1960 to complete the inventory phase of the state planning program.

This phase consists of four items: urban land use, rural land use, physical features and public utility service areas.

Since the validity of all subsequent planning depends on the accuracy of the basic inventory information, great care is being taken that the inventory is as complete as possible.