Known as the "State Plan," the blueprint will lay out ideas about where new building should be focused, and money should be spent to make that happen
Gov. Chris Christie is expected to unveil the state's new blueprint for economic growth during a groundbreaking for a global healthcare company this morning in Plainsboro.TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie is expected to release a new blueprint for economic growth and development in New Jersey at an event this morning in Plainsboro, according to three sources briefed on the matter.
Known as the "State Plan," the blueprint will lay out the Christie administration's ideas about where new building should be focused, and how state departments should spend their money to make that happen, the sources said.
Christie is expected to unveil the plan at 10:30 a.m. during a groundbreaking of the new, $215 million U.S. headquarters of Novo Nordisk, a global healthcare company, said the sources, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the plan.
State officials began revising the plan, last updated in 2001, in February because they said it was overly complex, too vague and was not a usable guide for state departments or municipalities, making it ineffective.
According to the Department of State, the goal of the new plan is to identify industries poised for growth and lay out where they would best be located to minimize new burdens on local infrastructure such as sewers and roads.
The plan will also direct state departments and agencies to coordinate regulations, investments, taxes and incentives to support the areas identified for growth in the plan.
A poll released last week by Monmouth University found found 69 percent of residents surveyed approved of creating a statewide plan to steer new construction to cities and towns to limit growth in undeveloped areas.
But only 47 percent favored such a plan if it meant people would not be able to move to new houses in those areas, and 52 percent said local governments should make development decisions, the poll found.
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