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Planning with POWER Project Leader

Bob McCormick

Planning with POWER (Protecting Our Water and Environmental Resources) is a statewide educational program linking local land use planning with watershed and natural resource planning. As the project leader, Bob is responsible for delivering educational programs at the local level to planning and zoning officials and to local citizen groups. Planning with POWER is part of the NEMO (Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials) Network.
 
Bob has also been involved in the development of Local Decision Maker, an online decision support system designed to improve comprehensive land use planning so that economic, ecological, social, and cultural resources are integrated with future development in a sustainable way. He informs target audiences throughout Indiana about how to best use this resource.
 
Bob has a Master of Science in Extension education from Purdue University.