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Public/Private Partnership and Technical Committee Formed  Public/Private Partnership - In January 1997, the Envision Utah Public/Private Partnership was formed to guide the development of a broadly and publicly supported Quality Growth Strategy - a vision to protect Utah's environment, economic strength, and quality of life for generations to come. Envision Utah first approached over 100 community leaders seeking their advice and potential participation in the Partnership's efforts. The time spent interviewing and consulting with community leaders proved to be very beneficial to the development of a diverse and bipartisan group of leaders to guide the Envision Utah process. The Partnership, made up of 130 key stakeholders, includes representatives from state and local government, business leaders, developers, conservationists, landowners and church and citizen groups from around the region. Their role is to provide the strength, knowledge and visibility to help develop and implement a Quality Growth Strategy for the Greater Wasatch Area. Utah's Governor Michael Leavitt and Spencer F. Eccles, Chairman of the Wells Fargo Intermountain Banking Region, serve as honorary co-chairs of the effort. Mayor Greg Bell of Farmington City is the active chair of Envision Utah. Formed Technical Committee - Envision Utah worked with the State of Utah to develop a technical committee to address growth in Utah. In the early stages of the process, Envision Utah approached the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget to ask their assistance in coordinating a technical committee. The resulting Quality Growth Efficiency Tools Committee (QGET) is made up of representatives from key department heads of state and local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, regional planning agencies and private sector participants. Its role is to assist in the technical analysis of trends, projections and alternative growth scenarios. Envision Utah has gathered information to determine the public's vision for quality growth and QGET is provided the technical tools to analyze the information and model a Quality Growth Strategy.
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