Off and running: County's project taking the pulse

After nearly three decades since a major community planning session, Champaign County needed a new vision, direction and sense of forward movement, said John Dimit, chief executive officer of the county's Regional Planning Commission.

So began the official planning for Big. Small. All. Champaign County, a visioning project that has been in the works since early 2003, but only in neighborhood buzz for the last couple of weeks.

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