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(10) Countywide comprehensive oolicv plan A policy -based document (which reflects city and county <br />comprehensive plans) establishing countywide goals and objectives to guide the development of local <br />comprehensive plans for cities, towns, and the unincorporated areas within a county The plan <br />addresses issues of countywide significance. <br />(11) Certification. A statement of verification that local or countywide plans and policies are consistent and <br />coordinated with regional plans and policies covering issues of regionwide significance. <br />(12) Consistency A condition in which plans and policies affecting the area within the regional agency's <br />jurisdiction are compatible and mutually reinforcing. Consistency is achieved when these plans, taken <br />together meet state requirements for consistency in local and regional plans. <br />(13) Conflict resolution. A process initiated by the Regional Planning Agency upon review of local <br />comprehensive plans or of countywide comprehensive policy plans, when the agency finds that such a <br />plan appears inconsistent with the certifiable elements of the regional plan. In the process, parties agree <br />to seek a mutually acceptable accommodation of their differences among themselves or, when required, <br />with the assistance of an independent intervener or third party The purpose of the process is to achieve <br />consistency and where applicable, to assure certification of the plan. If the parties cannot accommodate <br />their differences, the conflict will be resolved by the board of hearing examiners described in Section 7(5) <br />hereof <br />(14) Goal Statement of an aim or desired outcome of a plan or planning process. <br />(15) Growth manaaement. A system for guiding, directing, limiting, and encouraging growth so that the <br />demands for housing infrastructure and other growth support systems can be met. Growth <br />management includes but goes beyond concern for natural systems, embracing also social, economic, <br />and legal issues. At its best, a growth management system can and will separate urban and rural areas <br />in a way that protects open space, farmland and natural areas in the rural countryside, and provides for <br />land, densities, and infrastructure to support needed residential, commercial, and industrial facilities. <br />(16) Metr000litan Plannina Oraanization (MPO) The agency designated by the United States Department of <br />Transportation and the governor that is responsible,in cooperation with the State, for ensuring that <br />3 <br />