Community Development

The Highland County Community Development Agent assists the county to become the "best it can be" through the following program areas:

• Providing leadership development through a variety of programs to local organizations and individuals including:  Myers-Briggs personality type indicator which helps build better teams within organizations, along with people understanding themselves better.
• Implementing the Retention and expansion program in the county to investigate local factors influencing industrial development through support of businesses and industries already in the county.  Assistance has also been provided for small business development and work with individuals on supplemental income possibilities.
• Working directly with land use, zoning and waste management problems across the county.
• Developing tourism to make it a viable avenue for Highland County to grow economically.