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Similar Proiects <br /> <br />Appendix III lists the relevant projects as well as the size of jurisdiction of TA's <br />clients. TA staff have worked in such North Carolina communities as Raleigh, <br />Salisbury, Nags Head, and currently, Currituck County. <br /> <br />Howard County, Maryland <br /> <br />The TA personnel were heavily involved in the Howard County General Plan. As <br />previously noted, the APA national award for best comprehensive plan was given <br />to the Howard County General Plan. In addition to market, economic and fiscal <br />considerations, other factors included preservation of open space, housing <br />affordability, accessibility as well as economic development. In addition to the <br />technical studies, there were implementation strategies recommended for achieving <br />the various factors considered. A subsequent study compared the fiscal results in <br />Howard County using an average cost approach prepared for the State of <br />Maryland, versus the case study-marginal cost approach utilized by TA. The TA <br />study indicated that the use of average costs and revenues led to distorted results. <br /> <br />Little Rock, Arkansas <br /> <br />This City is much like a County since it doubled its size through annexation in the <br />last decade. As such it is the major player in the metropolitan area and exhibits <br />many characteristics of a county. In this study, TA was the prime consultant in <br />conducting technical studies to help the Little Rock visioning program. This <br />program was titled FUTURE-Little Rock. Among the work products TA prepared <br />were a definition of the land use scenarios to evaluate. The scenarios were <br />developed with an advisory committee composed of public and private sector <br />representatives. The next product defined the five subareas or fiscal analysis <br />zones to be used in the analysis, including both urban and rural areas. The third <br />product was the level of service and cost and revenue factor document This <br />document was based on interviews with City department heads and other staff. <br />In it, operating costs, capital costs, and revenues varied by the five fiscal analysis <br />zones. A fiscal impact model was then designed for the City which reflected this <br />case study-marginal cost approach. A fiscal impact report was also prepared. <br />This report documented the costs of disinvestment in the older sections of central <br />and eastern Little Rock. To our knowledge, this was the first fiscal analysis of <br />disinvestment. Another report discussed how to enable low and moderate income <br />residents to improve their access to home mortgages. TA also issued a report <br />entitled, "Revitalization ~- Examples and Techniques," which discussed successful <br />downtown and neighborhood improvement programs throughout the country. Our <br />final report discussed strategies to implement the various goals and objectives <br />selected by the FUTURE-Little Rock committee. An implementation plan was <br /> <br />Tischler & Associates, inc <br /> <br /> <br />