SMPDC went out to bid and selected consultants, The Versel Group, to do a complete plan rewrite which takes into consideration the significant changes in the economic landscape over the past few years. Versel is collecting demographic, housing, and economic data for our entire region, interviewing key stakeholders and forming goals and recommendations for the 5-year plan. The new plan will help direct SMPDC’s economic development projects, programs, and services in the coming years, and is projected to be finished this summer.