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Sustainable Development andU.N. Agenda 21
Economic Development or Economic Destruction?
Sedgwick County Commissioner Richard RanzauDecember 2011
 Revision Date: December 12, 2011
This paper provides a basic understanding of the relationship between UN Agenda 21 and theSustainable Communities Regional Planning Grants. It also provides numerous links andadditional resources that the reader may utilize to enhance his/her understanding of this issue.The author may be contacted at rranzau@sedgwick.gov. 
 
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Table of Contents
Sustainable Development ............................................................................................................ 3
 
U.N. Agenda 21 and Sustainable Planning Timeline .................................................................... 6
 
“Sustainable Planning” Not So Sustainable
.................................................................................. 7
 
Additional Resources .................................................................................................................. 9
 
Recent Articles .................................................................................................................... 9
 
What You Aren't Being Told ............................................................................................... 9
 
UN Agenda 21 Information ............................................................................................... 10
 
U.S. Government Websites ................................................................................................ 10
 
Planning Grant Information ............................................................................................... 10
 
Contact Information .................................................................................................................. 11
 
Regional Economic Area Partnership (REAP) ................................................................... 11
 
Sedgwick County Commission .......................................................................................... 11
 
City of Wichita .................................................................................................................. 11
 
Reno County Commission ................................................................................................. 11
 
City of Hutchinson ............................................................................................................ 12
 
Butler County Commission ................................................................................................ 12
 
City of El Dorado .............................................................................................................. 12
 
Harvey County Commission .............................................................................................. 12
 
City of Newton .................................................................................................................. 12
 
Sumner County Commission ............................................................................................. 12
 
City of Wellington ............................................................................................................. 13
 
 
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Sustainable Development
On November 21, 2011, the Department of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUD) announcedthe Regional Economic Area Partnership (REAP) and the Flint Hills Regional Council (FHRC) as recipients of the 2011 Sustainable Communities Grants. These grants are a result of a partnershipbetween HUD, the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the Environmental ProtectionAgency (EPA) that was created on June 16, 2009, five months after President Obama took office.These planning grants are designed to help local communities to adopt "sustainable development"  policies (also known as Smart Growth
 
). Proponents of these grants tell us this program will helplower the cost of future development and promote economic development.But is this actually true? And what are they not telling us?Proponents of these grants often speak in general terms that make it difficult to disagree. But asthey say, the devil is in the details. It is very important for you to know what they are not tellingyou. We all need to look beyond the fancy talk and find out what the agenda is really about.The term "sustainable development" was first used in a 1987 United Nations report and subsequently transformed into a political agenda by the United Nations initiative called Agenda21.The words of Maurice Strong, Secretary General, UN Conference on Environment andDevelopment, 1992 (also known as the Rio Earth Summit, where Agenda 21 was unveiled) giveus insight as to the target of this initiative:
“...current lifestyles and consumption patterns of the affluent middle class
-involving high meat intake, use of fossil fuels, appliances, home and work air 
conditioning, and suburban housing are not sustainable.”
 
The intent of this paper is to share information and insight about "sustainable development" so that citizens and elected officials can have a more complete understanding of what the planninggrants will entail and what possible consequences our communities may face if these policies areimplemented.There is a lot of information available on the internet so it will not all be repeated in this paper.Links have been provided to a variety of resources for you to educate yourself, and others, on thisissue. That being said, it is not possible for everyone to read every link. So, if you are pressedfor time, read these first:The Folly of Smart Growth Big Burdens from Growth Management Heritage Foundation Article Understanding Sustainable Development Unfortunately, most elected officials have no knowledge of the history, intent, or consequences of "sustainable development" policies. Certainly, citizens of the regions have no idea that unelectedregional bodies are about to develop a plan for their future based upon the Smart Growth agenda. It is important to understa
nd that “s
ustainable development
”
encompasses a wide range of policyissues and can be implemented in a variety of ways.Agenda 21 and these planning grants are just two of the tools being used to implement these policies.Smart Growth and Livable (or Sustainable) Communities are also terms that are closely related. While Agenda 21, "sustainable
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