ABOUT THE REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION

Starting in 1973, and formerly named Patoka Lake Regional Planning Commission, the region oversaw three counties including Crawford, Dubois, and Orange. Perry and Spencer counties were added a year after in 1974. In 1993, Pike County joined the Commission. The commission was renamed as the Indiana 15 Regional Planning Commission (IND15RPC) shortly after Perry and Spencer joined.

IND15RPC has been involved in a multitude of community and economic development projects across the counties it represents and helps bring millions of dollars into the regional economy. Additionally, IND15RPC also generates revenue through contracted services through professional, fee-for-service contracts with participating local governments and notfor-profit corporations for administrative, planning, and technical services within the six-county region. Furthermore, IND15RPC is dedicated to several services across the area. These services include transportation and traffic-related analysis, brownfield assessment, organization of various codebooks, planning efforts, economic development, and community development.