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2.2.9 Maintaining Plan Effectiveness
Plans are not meant to be static documents. Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the plan is a critical, yet often forgotten, step in the planning process. Communities need continually to reassess the relevance and meaning of the plan to ensure its effectiveness.
Plans need to be updated as situations change. It is important that mechanisms be built into the planning process so that existing plans can be altered to meet emerging challenges. At a minimum, communities should update plans every five to ten years.