County Plans
2026-2031 Capital Improvement Plan
Livingston County’s Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) is a planning tool, with a goal to identify and schedule capital improvements annually over a six year period. The CIP helps track multi-year projects that may require planning, design, land acquisition, and construction. The projects identified in the CIP represent the Livingston County’s plan to serve residents and anticipate the needs of a growing and dynamic community.
The general characteristics of capital items for county budgeting/programming purposes are:
- Large in size
- Proportionally large in cost (in excess of $50,000)
- Lengthy in duration (useful life greater than three years)
2023-2027 County Parks & Open Space Plan
The Livingston County Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee in partnership with the Livingston Planning Department has drafted an update to Livingston County’s current year parks and open space plan.
The purpose of this plan is to guide the parks, open space, and recreation decision-making of Livingston County government over the next five years. This plan follows the format required by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
2020-2021 Livingston County Trails Plan
The Livingston County Trail Plan was developed by Livingston County with the support of LivON, a group of park providers, recreation clubs, conservationists, and local government officials. Funding for the project was provided by the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments. The plan aims to improve trail connections throughout Livingston County and connect secondary trails to the primary Great Lake-to-Lake Trail, with the completion of the Mike Levine Lakelands Trail as a primary motivation for the project.
2022 High Quality Natural Areas Assessment
This updated report documents the natural features of Livingston County and identifies high quality natural areas. The Livingston County Planning and Geographic Information Systems Department staff developed criteria to prioritize these areas, which are then analyzed in the report. The report presents a range of personal behavior modifications and policy tools that can be used to protect Livingston high quality natural areas.
2019 County Transit Master Plan
The Livingston County Transit Master Plan is the product of an extensive study of the County’s public transportation infrastructure. The Plan presents a set of actions that may be taken in the short, mid, and long term to improve the existing transit system and offer new mobility options for residents and visitors, as well as funding and governance options to achieve their implementation.
2022 County Hazard Mitigation Plan
The Hazard Mitigation Plan is a compilation of natural hazards, vulnerabilities, historical events, and mitigation strategies specific to Livingston County, Michigan.
This FEMA-approved plan was created through a collaborative effort between county agencies and local jurisdictions. It is intended for review by the public, local jurisdictions, private business, government entities, and others with an interest in Livingston County. The overview of natural hazards, historical events, and mitigation strategies are meant to inspire responsible community planning. It will allow citizens and businesses insight as to what Livingston County recognizes as potential hazards, and give them an opportunity to plan in advance for emergency events. Special thanks to the Livingston County Planning Department, Information and Technology GIS, Drain Commissioner’s Office, Health Department, and Emergency Management Department for their efforts to develop and publish this plan.
2022 Merit Study
Livingston County has prioritized broadband as essential infrastructure, critical for long-term sustainability and prosperity. The County was aware that broadband connectivity improves educational outcomes, provides public safety benefits and supports robust economic development and agricultural initiatives. It was hypothesized that many homes in the community did not have reliable access or a connection at all to high-speed Internet.
A citizen-driven survey and speed test project was undertaken in partnership with the Michigan Moonshot in order to help identify areas of Livingston County that are unserved or underserved in terms of connectivity. The information gathered from this effort will be used to grasp the scale of the County’s broadband gap, to quantify residents’ experiences with broadband, to understand the ways in which access, or lack of access, impacts quality of life, and to help plan for access expansion.
The survey assessed access and adoption of digital technology within the county. Respondents also contributed speed test data to a countywide database, helping Livingston County measure broadband coverage (or lack thereof) across the county. This executive summary discusses the results of the quantitative survey and speed test effort undertaken in Livingston County.
