Many planning projects, especially economic development initiatives that impact neighborhoods and downtowns, can be emotional-charged and potentially controversial. Therefore, the projects that engage as many residents and stakeholder groups as possible throughout the planning process have a better chance of incurring support of the larger community. On Tuesday, November 13 from 1 pm to 2:40 pm join NACo to learn strategies for county staff to engage elected officials and other community leaders in community planning projects. The webinar will feature innovative strategies from regional planning projects and a “clinic” to critique outreach materials submitted by a select number of HUD 2010/2011 sustainability grants recipients.