Based on the Arizona Growing Smarter Oversight Council’s knowledge gained from over five years of work, the Council crafted a draft proposal of Guiding Principles and recommendations. The proposed Guiding Principles were publicly distributed and further reviewed over a several month timeframe. Additional public input has helped the Council accomplish putting forth the following Growing Smarter Guiding Principles.The Growing Smarter Guiding Principles are organized in 6 major categories: Responsibility and Accountability, Preservation of Community Character, Stewardship, Opportunity, Infrastructure, and Economic Development.