Puerto Rico Planning Board

Government of Puerto Rico

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Rubén Flores Marzán, President

Parent BoardOffice of the GovernorKey document

Law No. 75 of 1975

Websitewww.jp.pr.gov

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The Puerto Rico Planning Board (Spanish: Junta de Planificación) created in the May 12, 1942 during Rexford G. Tugwell's governorship as the Puerto Rico Planning, Urbanization, and Zoning Board, is the only government agency in charge of centralized planning under the American flag.^[1]^[2] Its creation was in keeping with Tugwell's New Deal philosophy that Puerto Rico should operate under a highly centralized, all-encompassing territorial government.

For decades, the Planning Board was in charge of all economic planning, land use zoning and case-by-case permitting in Puerto Rico. In the 1970s the permitting process was delegated to another government agency, the Rules and Permits Administration (ARPE) and since the late 1990s, major cities have been taking over that role in their own jurisdictions.

Organization

The Planning Board currently has a Chair and four Associate Members, all appointed by the Governor and requiring the consent of the Puerto Rico Senate.

Presidents

The following is a list of the men and women that have served as Presidents of the Planning Board since 1942. Most are either civil engineers or urban planners certified by the American Institute of Certified Planners.^[3]

1942–1955: Rafael Picó Santana
1955–1960: Cándido Oliveras
1960–1968: Ramón García Santiago
1969–1969: Julio Vizcarrondo
1969–1972: Enrique Soler Cloquell
1973–1976: Rafael Alonso Alonso
1977–1983: Miguel A. Rivera Ríos
1983–1984: Nelson E. Soto Velázquez
1985–1992: Patria G. Custodio
1993–1998: Norma Burgos
1998–2000: José R. Caballero Mercado
2001–2001: Frederick Muhlach
2001–2002: Hermenegildo Ortiz
2002–2009: Angel David Rodriguez
2009–2010: Héctor Morales Vargas
2010–2012: Rubén Flores Marzán
2013–2016: Luis García Pelatti
2017–2021: María del Carmen Gordillo Pérez
2021- at present: Manuel A.G. Hidalgo

References

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2012-11-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Historia -" [History] (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-08.
^ "Portal de la Junta de Planificación de Puerto Rico > Conócenos > Historia". Archived from the original on 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2020-05-12.

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