71 Pa. Stat. § 1709.102
It is the purpose of this act to more effectively address the problems of Pennsylvania's communities by recognizing that community development and economic development are inextricably linked, by expanding and providing for the more efficient delivery of local services, by effecting the maximum feasible coordination of community and economic development resources to restore and maintain the vigor of our communities, by advancing the economic well-being of communities through the maximization of community and economic development resources, by promoting housing and community revitalization in conjunction with economic development activities, by providing greater opportunity for local jurisdictions to be fully represented in State government and by providing a one-stop agency to carry out the community and economic development programs which are of vital importance to all areas of this Commonwealth.
71 P.S. § 1709.102