This research is essential to find out how the
community, particularly the ethnic group of Towani Tolotang,
participates in the deliberation of development plan. According
to the results of the observation, the involvement of community
participation especially in deliberation of development plan is
very low. It is indicated by a few numbers of residents who are
invited and attend the deliberation. Understanding the objectives
and problems will be beneficial in determining how the ethnic
group of Towani Tolotang participate in deliberation. For that
purpose, the methods required to find out the answers are
through observation, questionnaires, interviews and literature
studies related to the research topic. By looking at the indicators
of the deliberation of development plan such as the community
participation throughout attendance, involvement in planning,
policy making, accountability, monitoring, assessment, and
utilization of development products, the results of the research
are qualified as unfavorable with average percentage of 48,6%.