The fort Stewart Growth management Partnership

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The fort Stewart Growth management Partnership

• A four-county regional effort to assess and
  address the growth of Fort Stewart and identify
  the impacts on local governments and solutions to
  mitigate these impacts.

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Study Area

• Tattnall County
• Long County
• Liberty County
• Bryan County

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The Partnerships Members

• Bryan County
• County Commission
• Richmond Hill
• Pembroke
• Tattnall County
• County Commission
• Glennville
• Reidsville
• Long County
• County Commission
• Ludowici

• Liberty County
• County Commission
• Allenhurst
• Flemington
• Gum Branch
• Hinesville
• Midway
• Riceboro
• Walthourville
• Military
• Ft. Stewart Garrison Cmdr
• Ga Military Affairs Comm

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• Assistance and funding through the Department of
  Defense Economic Adjustment Program

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The Growth of the Fort Stewart Area

• What do the numbers say?

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Regional Population Historical and Projected

• Since 1970, the region has grown from 46,800 to
  more than 136,000
• Preliminary Projections indicate an increase to
  nearly 190,000 by 2030

Sources 1970-2000 US Census Projections http/
/www.georgiawaterplanning.org/
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Estimated Growth without 5th Brigade Combat Team

• These numbers estimate Fort Stewart and Hunter
  Army Airfield population growth as a result of
  programmed increases in military force structure,
  the civilian work force, and associated
  contractors.
• Previously released population estimates for
  2013 likely included an average of nearly 2000
  transient and rotational personnel (from both the
  active and reserve component) who routinely use
  Fort Stewart or Hunter Army Airfield for training
  or schooling.
• Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield remain key
  stationing locations as our Army continues to
  change in response to evolving requirements
  worldwide.

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Directorate of Public Works
Military Construction Trend
We have constructed 2.5 million square feet in
the last 10 years
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Directorate of Public Works
IBCT Site
IBCT Site
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What will the partnership actually do?

• Study goals
• Committee and Task Force structure
• Stakeholder and community outreach
• Study process
• Resource areas and critical issues
• BCT economic impact analysis

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Study Goals

• Make growth work for the region
• Identify critical gaps in service
• Highlight opportunities to enhance quality of
  life in the region
• Create clear and prioritized actions
• Provide for regional growth and future military
  missions

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Task Force and Committee Structure

• Partnership meetings at key milestones of the
  planning process
• Technical Task Force meetings in preliminary
  issue identification and draft recommendations
  phases
• Consists of local representatives from each of
  the four counties and the municipalities
• Advisory Subcommittees focus on
• Service providers from the private, public and
  non-profit sectors

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Resource Areas

• Population growth and demographics
• Housing
• Land use
• Workforce and job creation
• Transportation
• Health care
• Social services
• Education
• Child care
• Public safety and emergency services
• Infrastructure and utilities
• Quality of life

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Population Growth

• Identifying the military growth numbers that
  drive the modeling process
• Understanding background growth and economic
  activity in the region
• The demographic profile of arriving personnel and
  dependents
• The role of economic migrants in the region

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Housing

• Assessing current supply of housing
• Understanding the housing preferences of incoming
  personnel, including types and price points
• Affordability
• Understanding residential location choices

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Land Use

• Uneven growth around the installation
• Growth on periphery, along corridors and in
  previously rural areas
• A mix of urban, suburban and rural strategies
• Quality growth options to promote balanced
  development and encourage sense of place and
  community character
• Compatibility with the military mission

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Work Force and Job Creation

• Understanding indirect employment created in the
  region as a result of population growth
• Workforce preparedness and training opportunities
  
• Spousal employment opportunities
• Rural economic development

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Transportation

• Specific capacity needs
• Installation and gate access
• Transit and alternative mobility options
• Transportation for rural and elderly populations
  or one-car military families

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Health Care

• Assessing capacity on post and in the community
  at large
• Understanding the demand for specialized care
• Lower rates of TRICARE acceptance
• Need for access to quality mental health care
• Shortage of health care professionals

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Social Services

• Assessing capacity of current and planned
  facilities
• Need for general family support in the military
  community
• Addressing other existing trends that place
  demands on the social service system, such as an
  increasing percentage of the elderly and economic
  dislocation
• Improving coordination and community awareness of
  services

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Education

• Assessing the current capacity of facilities and
  resources in K-12
• Understanding the impact of the age and
  demographic profile of incoming personnel on
  projections of school age children
• Department of Defense support for schools in
  defense communities
• Identifying post-secondary and distance learning
  opportunities

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Child Care

• Projections of school age children
• Assessing the quality, accessibility and capacity
  of child care programs
• Understanding the need for other after-school
  programming
• ARMY School-Age Programs in Your Neighborhood

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Public Safety

• Assessing the capacity and resources of the
  current system
• Understanding challenges of adequate response in
  rural areas
• Upgrading and regionalizing communications
  infrastructure

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Infrastructure

• Identifying specific capacity needs
• Funding for major improvements
• Opportunities for joint delivery with the
  military or among communities
• Understanding the relationship between
  infrastructure delivery and growth
• Promoting more contiguous patterns of growth to
  support infrastructure efficiency

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Quality of Life

• Assessing the quality and quantity of amenities
  in the region
• Identifying the priorities and values of
  residents
• Enhancing the perception of the area as a
  military community of excellence
• Identifying quality of life factors that can
  attract businesses and investment
• Monitoring quality of life in the years ahead

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Stakeholder and Community Outreach

• One-on-one or small group interviews with key
  providers
• Two rounds of public meetings in each county at
  preliminary issues and draft recommendations
  phases
• Use of interactive technology to gather input on
  priorities in each area
• Additional meetings geared to specific
  stakeholder or community groups
• Web site and newsletters
• City and county briefings to conclude the process

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BCT Decision Impact Analysis

• Economic impact on the local communities of the
  decision not to locate a new brigade at Fort
  Stewart
• Compare previous and current growth assumptions
  to determine changes in demographics and income
  of the new personnel
• Identify public and private entities that made
  significant and known investments in new
  facilities and programs
• Assess future need of major investments based on
  the revised troop levels
• Document the direct cost of major facilities and
  programs

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Discussion