In regard to planning documents in general, Judith M. Umbach, Executive Director of Year 2000 for the Province of Alberta, Canada had this to say.
Plans have a high mortality rate.
But if a plan cannot be kept vibrant, daily routine will dampen commitment to those goals and to the actions necessary to achieve them. The idea that other people find your City or County attractive and want to live there is flattering. However, as time goes on and more and more people move in, cities and counties begin to feel growing pains. This is usually in the form of fiscal problems that bring on tough political decisions involving the allocation of a limited resource base. Clarksville-Montgomery County is no exception to the rule.