CUPPAD REGIONAL COMMISSION
OVERVIEW OF SERVICES/FUNCTIONS

PLANNING

•Comprehensive/Strategic/Policy Plans
•Recreation Plans & Grant Applications
•Specialized Plans

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

•CDBG/EDA Applications and Administration (Infrastructure Improvement)
•Local Revolving Loan Fund Technical Assistance
•Act 425 Agreements
•TIF/DDA Plans
•Tax Abatement
•Industrial Park Planning/Site Selection
•Coordination with Michigan Economic Development Corporation
•Economic and Development Corporation
•Economic and Demographic Analysis

TRANSPORTATION

•Transportation Grant Applications
•Transportation Modeling
•Small Urban Area Task Forces
•Staff Support for Local Transportation Efforts
•Transportation Coordination Studies
•Corridor Studies
•Public Transportation Studies
•Traffic Counts

HOUSING

•CDBG/HOME/MSHDA Grant Applications
•Market Development Studies

ENVIRONMENT

•County Solid Waste Plans
•Recycling/Composting Information
•Grant Applications
•Coastal Zone Planning
•Environmental Reviews for Federally Funded Projects
•Brownfield Redevelopment Plans

ORDINANCE DEVELOPMENT

•Zoning Ordinances
•Other Ordinances
•Technical Assistance with Procedures

SPECIAL PROJECTS

•K.I. Sawyer Redevelopment
•Michigan Information Center Local Affiliate
•Community Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Report
•Community/Customized Surveys

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)

•Maps for Community Plans
•Transportation Analysis and Maps
•Zoning Maps
•Census Mapping
•Map Reproductions
•Customized Mapping
•Graphic Illustrations
•Parcel Mapping
•Development of Data Layers and Data Analysis
•Digital Orthophotos
•Coastal Atlas
•GIS Resource/Consulting for Local Units
•GPS Data Collection

REGIONAL ACTIVITIES

•Criminal Justice Committee
•Regional Transportation Committee
•Arts Mini-Grant Program

1ST STEP, INC. - MI-SBTDC

•Confidential Business Counseling (UP-Wide)
•Business Plan Development
•Financial Analysis
•Referrals
•Seminars/Workshops
•Resource Library