My Nonprofit Reviews

Valley Advocates for Responsible Development (VARD) is truly a community resource. The professional staff conduct research, host free seminars & forums, & when the topic is outside of in-house expertise they commission studies. Subjects have ranged from nutrient pathogen water studies to the fiscal impacts of development as well as many other themes. One current project, Reshaping Development Patterns, is a collaboration between VARD, the Sonoran Institute, & the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Through research, seminars & community roundtables VARD has been working to identify best practices & to draft ordinances to assist the County officials as they attempt to deal with distressed & obsolete subdivisions leftover from the boom years. A goal is to motivate developers to significantly scale back the scope of their original development plans through re-platting. This is a win-win situation for all county property owners, the local government & our resident wildlife.

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