Focused Public Investment Plan

A Focused Public Investment Plan is a capital improvement program that concentrates public infrastructure investments in specific areas, and requires developers to provide infrastructure for new developments outside of those areas. By prioritizing public investment in areas that will help achieve some greater community goal, a community can efficiently use resources and properly maintain infrastructure in the desired areas. Additionally, developers may be encouraged to invest in those areas knowing that there is a commitment from the municipality to provide and maintain high-quality infrastructure to those properties.

Because many rural communities do not have extensive public infrastructure facilities, there is an opportunity to use innovative infrastructure development techniques to achieve local goals. For example, in communities that rely on groundwater for drinking, municipalities can promote denser development in village or rural centers by investing funds in community infrastructure systems, such as small-scale shared water facilities. These types of systems can present a practical approach for facilitating additional development in villages and rural community centers.