South Central Illinois Regional
Planning & Development Commission

South Central Illinois Regional Planning & Development Commission provides planning and technical assistance for the Counties of Clay, Fayette, Effingham, Jasper and Marion and the municipalities within each county. The purpose of this assistance is to:

• support local planning efforts in communities with limited financial resources;


• support planning efforts that include one or more units of local government or planning agencies working together;


• provide technical assistance to regional governments that request it for the development of local planning ordinances and regulations;


• encourage local governments to engage in planning, regulatory, and development approaches that promote and encourage comprehensive planning;


• prepare and distribute reports, and other technical publications that promote and encourage comprehensive planning; and


• research and report upon the results and impact of activities funded by the technical assistance grant.