The Region 2 Planning Commission is a voluntary local governmental association serving Hillsdale, Jackson and Lenawee counties in south-central Michigan. Region 2 serves as a planning, research, and advisory resource to its member units of government. Staff provides a variety of professional planning services which benefit member communities including transportation, economic development and community planning assistance.
R2PC News
** Cancellation of the August JACTS Technical Advisory Committee & JACTS Policy Committee Meetings **
The JACTS Technical Advisory Committee meeting and the JACTS Policy Committee meetings for August have both been canceled. For a copy of the cancellation notice, please click here. The next JACTS Tech meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 11,…
read more →*Greater Ann Arbor Region Releases 2018 Challenge Grants Request for Proposals Update*
Deadline for Submission is June 29, 2018 The Greater Ann Arbor Region (GAAR) Prosperity Initiative invites proposals from organizations to support the implementation of the region’s Five-year Prosperity Strategy. Established in 2014, the GAAR Prosperity Initiative is a collaboration of partners…
read more →REVISED JACTS POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING CALENDAR FOR 2018
The JACTS Policy Committee meetings will be held on the 2nd Thursday of each month, instead of the 3rd Thursday starting in May. For a copy of the REVISED 2018 JACTS Policy Committee meeting dates, please click here.
read more →The Counties of Region 2
Jackson County
Jackson County is in South Central Michigan and its county seat is the city of Jackson. Population 160,248. The county was organized in 1829 and named for U.S. President Andrew Jackson.
Lenawee County
Lenawee County is in Southern Michigan and its county seat is the city of Adrian. Population 99,892. The county was organized in 1826 and named for a Native American Shawnee word for “man”.
Hillsdale County
Hillsdale County is in Southern Michigan and its county seat is the city of Hillsdale. Population 46,688. The county was organized in 1835 and named for its rolling terrain and valleys.
What Can R2PC Do For Your Community?
The Region 2 Planning Commission (R2PC) was created to assist its member units of government. The most visible outcome of this charge is the community planning assistance provided by staff. Region 2 planners have been helping local governments to develop, adopt, and implement master plans, zoning ordinances, and other planning and zoning resources for decades.
Although the other services provided by the R2PC may not be as visible as community planning assistance, they are just as important to the region and your municipality. For example, the behind-the-scenes work performed by Region 2 staff facilitates the acquisition and expenditure of federal and state funding in two key areas throughout the three counties:
- Transportation. The R2PC serves as the Jackson metropolitan area’s MPO, which facilitates all federal and state funding for transportation improvements throughout Jackson County and the Region 2 Rural Task Force, which facilitates the allocation of rural federal and state transportation funds throughout the entire region.
- Economic Development. Region 2 planners have been working with the U.S. Economic Development Agency to establish Region 2 as an Economic Development District (EDD) which will make local governments eligible for federal economic development funding.
The organization and its staff have provided planning services to member units of government for over five decades.