According to the 2000 US Census, the Burnet County/Llano County regional population grew at two times the rate of growth for Texas making our region one of the fastest growing areas in the state.  Projections indicate that we will continue to grow at a rate close to 50%.

Because county governments in Texas lack the authority to regulate land use in the unincorporated areas of the counties, we are at the mercy of those people who choose to develop that land.  Things like landfills, junk yards, adult video stores, and unrestricted neighborhoods are just a few examples of the kinds of developments which could negatively impact our quality of life.

Given this inevitable growth and the lack of authority to either stop it or control it, the Hill Country Economic Development Council has been formed as an association of leaders from Burnet and Llano Counties to promote and encourage the region's natural tendency to grow in a way which:

- compliments our commerce base
- strengthens our economy
- shares our concern for the quality of life
- maintains the purity of our environment
- provides the best possible opportunity to enable our infrastructure to keep pace with expansion

You are being asked to join in this endeavor by completing this survey. The results of this survey will help in determining what we, as a community, want for our future.   Specifically, survey results will be used to develop an economic development marketing plan for the region.

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