All goals and policies documented in this Second Edition have been officially adopted between 1978, the original adoption of the Plan, and 1999, its last amendment. The first page of each chapter identifies the date in which that chapter was last changed. In addition, these pages indicate whether or not a map is directly associated with the chapter and whether there is detailed background information available about the chapter topic. Each chapter of the Second Edition stands on its own in terms of page numbering and policy numbering. This allows for amendments to be made without renumbering the pages and policies of subsequent chapters.
Conserving resources is important to the county.
Therefore, a three-ring notebook will be used to allow for the reprinting of chapters without reprinting the entire plan. No changes have been made to the method of numbering goals. Each goal still begins with a letter and then a number. For example, A.1 is the first goal of the Plan . However, policy numbers now begin with letters that help identify the chapter or element of the Plan with which the policy belongs.