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• <br /> should ever become public property. At the point private roads become public assets,the <br /> responsibility shifts to all citizens to maintain the asset. <br /> Implementation Stratesav <br /> 1. P.88, Update the Land Use Ordinance: Remove"requiring open space dedications, <br /> exactions, or impact fees in all new developments." Replace with encourages open space <br /> dedications and improved planning designs,without mandating the fees or dedication. <br /> OTHER ISSUES AND CONCERNS <br /> General <br /> 1. Where and how have the public comments been recorded, compiled, and incorporated into <br /> the plan? <br /> Introduction: <br /> 1. P. 6, Current trends: growth percentages do not make sense based on numbers shown: <br /> Pequot grew in population 448 by 2000 with a base in 1970 of 499 results in 90%growth in <br /> the thirty year period (not 47%). Sibley Township grew by 514 with a base of 341 results in <br /> 151%growth (not 60%). Combined growth is 115%(not 53%). Average growth per decade <br /> should be 29.5%(sum of 47.4%(70-80),24.4% (80-90), 17%(90-2000))(not 18%).Total <br /> population at a growth rate of 18%would result in a population of 2,961 in 2030, not 2,758 as <br /> shown. <br /> 2. P. 6, Cite the source of the chart shown. <br /> 3. P. 6, How did Sibley Township lose'A its population from 1960 to 1970? <br /> 4. P. 6,Transportation: (last paragraph)remove reference to bypass. <br /> 5. P. 10, Budget Limitations and Potential Reductions:Where are the facts to back up the <br /> statement regarding there has been funding decreases in the past decade? I would have <br /> expected that the actual funding would have increased (what numbers are you relying on?) <br /> Also who is expecting budget deficits in the state budget to extend"well into the future?" <br /> �.• 6. P. 11, Improvements and Changes to Highway 371: Remove reference to bypass. Tone of <br /> the paragraph should be re-framed away from negatives like"dissecting the town"to <br /> "improvements being made to one of the lifelines of the community." <br /> Community Character: <br /> 1. P. 14, Background:four components do not match the following subparagraphs-"3)public <br /> places,"should be"3)social gathering places and events,". <br /> 2. P. 15, Recreational activities 2"d sentence should read"...publicly and privately owned <br /> land..." <br /> 3. P. 18, MT Actions#1:Truth in Property ordinance: What is this? How is this enforced? <br /> Since the City does not record transactions,what does the County do this? If this is such a <br /> good idea for new property buyers,why not do this for all existing property owners,so they <br /> may know the impact the new Comp Plan and ordinances will have on their private property. <br /> 4. P. 18, LT Actions#2, create a tour map:This should be moved to mid-term actions. Why <br /> wait 5 years for this great promotional tool. <br /> 5. P. 18, LT Actions#6, Celebrate American Indian customs:Seems like a better plan would be <br /> to celebrate the heritage of all early settlers, including Indians. More inclusive and reflective <br /> of the actual history of the City. <br /> Housinca <br /> 1. P. 22, Background, paragraph#1: How could Sibley Township population density grow by <br /> 57%between 1980 and 1990 when the population only grew by 25.1%? Were significant <br /> sections of the township annexed into neighboring cities? <br /> 2. P. 23, paragraph#4, description of seniors'needs:This characterizes new wealthy baby <br /> boomers replacing limited means widows. What is the source of this information? These <br /> expectations might be fine for general statements, but they may vary significantly for the <br /> actual circumstances of the population in the City in the future. We can certainly react in the <br /> future, but targeting wealthy retirees may cause us to neglect larger segments of this <br />