Brevard Tomorrow is the community initiative tasked with helping to create and implement the strategies and goals necessary to achieve our 'preferred future' in Brevard County.

The “preferred future” statement for Brevard County is: Through effective and collaborative public/private relationships, Brevard County is a visionary community with a vibrant economy and unparalleled quality of life. Our values include educational excellence, entrepreneurship, resource conservation, managed growth, cultural diversity, and space heritage that frames
and sustains who we are today and into the future. An open and inclusive community, Brevard County values all of its citizens and welcomes newcomers and businesses alike.

NEW - Brevard Tomorrow 2007 Report to the Community and 2007 Agenda
In the fall of 2006 a Task Force of community leaders assembled to revisit the Brevard Tomorrow plan and update its goals and action items.  You can read the results by clicking the following links...

Brevard Tomorrow 2007 Report to the Community

2007 Brevard Tomorrow Agenda


HISTORY and BACKGROUND
In today’s world, where boundaries are no longer strictly defined, globalization and the Internet have opened up communities to influences beyond traditional sources. As a result, many communities are confronting the issue of defining who they are, what they want to become, which issues need to be addressed and in what order, and how to manage/control growth to enrich and maintain the existing community.

Brevard County, the 25th county established in Florida on March 14, 1844, was originally named St. Lucie County, but was renamed in 1855 for Judge Theodore Washington Brevard, a North Carolinian who served as Comptroller of Florida from 1853-1861. Arriving at its current configuration in 1905, Brevard County is one of the longest counties in Florida, stretching 72 miles
along the Atlantic Coast and famous Indian River.

Today, Brevard County is composed of 16 incorporated cities and seven unincorporated communities. With a population approaching 525,000, the County has arrived at a crossroads of determining its path for the future. Having experienced steady growth since 1977, numerous agencies and organizations have developed strategic plans that address different issues confronting the community. However, most of these plans were developed independently of one another with little to no collaboration with other interested and relevant groups and organizations.

As a result of the various interests and pressures impacting Brevard County today, a comprehensive group of concerned citizens, organizations, agencies, and businesses believed that a unified and holistic strategy that broadens and refocuses the discussion for Brevard County’s “preferred future” needed to be developed if Brevard County was going to preserve what citizens love about the County, while at the same time improving their quality of life. Spearheaded by a broad-based consortium of Brevard County investors, Brevard Tomorrow has been charged with the task of creating a comprehensive, sustainable strategic plan for the County. Directed by a 24-member Compass Group representative of educational, governmental, business, and civic interests across the community, Brevard Tomorrow is intended to examine and address quality of life issues including environmental, cultural, economic, educational, youth and adult, and growth concerns.

In July 2001, the Brevard Tomorrow sterring committee contracted with Market Street Services, Inc., a national community and economic development consulting firm located in Atlanta, Georgia, to facilitate and guide the development of the strategic plan for Brevard County. Through a comprehensive process that involved both community input and statistical information, the “what” Brevard County wants to become was shaped and defined and culminates in a “preferred future” strategic plan that also outlines “how” Brevard County will execute the strategies identified and outlined in the plan.


Click Here to View Brevard Tomorrow's Strategic Plan

Click Here to View Getting to Smart Growth in Brevard County - Seven Principles for a Sustainable Community


BREVARD TOMORROW: TODAY
Brevard Tomorrow has grown from a concept into a fully functional initiative of LEAD Brevard, addressing the critical issues that will determine our future quality of life on the Space Coast.

From the original Steering Committee and Work Groups, five key issue areas have been identified:

Civic Infrastructure:Community Involvement
Economy: Diversification and Program Delivery
Education and Workforce: Improvement
Land Use and Growth: Coordination and Planning
Governance: Unification, Cooperation, and Provision of Services

Brevard Tomorrow continues to support the goals of the community, working towards a preferred future that benefits its residents and visitors, alike.  For more information, call 321-632-8222 or email Info@BrevardTomorrow.com