Comments Invited: Five-year Strategic Plan for the Great Lakes Commission

The Great Lakes Commission is in the process of updating its five-year strategic plan, and your input is invited! The plan provides day-to-day guidance for the Commission, consistent with its enabling legislation, the Great Lakes Basin Compact. This draft reflects a variety of comments received to date from Commission members, Observers, staff and other interested parties. Prior to its presentation to the membership for approval, we welcome comments from any member of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence community. All such comments will be considered as the final draft is prepared.

Draft for review: Commission five-year Strategic Plan (PDF)

In reviewing the draft, a few important points should be kept in mind:

1. Plan elements must be consistent with the Great Lakes Basin Compact;
2. The plan should be forward-looking, as it focuses on a five-year period;
3. By design, the statement is brief.

An associated work plan will be developed to further detail the strategic actions and implementation requirements. A response by Tuesday, April 13, will help ensure careful consideration. Please respond to rstraith@glc.org, or fax your comments to (734) 971-9150. Thank you!

The Great Lakes Commission, chaired by Samuel W. Speck (Ohio), is a nonpartisan, binational compact agency created by state and U.S. federal law and dedicated to promoting a strong economy, healthy environment and high quality of life for the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence region and its residents. The Commission consists of state legislators, agency officials, and governors' appointees from its eight member states. Associate membership for Ontario and Québec was established through the signing of a "Declaration of Partnership." The Commission maintains a formal Observer program involving U.S. and Canadian federal agencies, tribal authorities, binational agencies and other regional interests. The Commission offices are located in Ann Arbor, Michigan.