02-13-2003 Long Range Planning Commission Minutes

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Mr. Marohn explained the process to complete a comp plan includes public opinion, a possible charrette and town meetings. It was agreed that the public needed to be involved and to gather comments and ideas. Mr. Nagel explained that the Township, with the help of Region 5, had sent out an 8 page questionnaire to the public and then the data was compiled into the charrette. Mr. Marohn stated that with pending applications, subdivisions and rezones, that time is a factor. Mr. Adams stated that a charrette was not doable within this time frame. It was agreed that public input was necessary. Goal 2. Ordinance updating is very critical and needs to be done immediately and then revisited possibly in one year. This needs to be a vision of more than the 9 Planning Commission members. It was agreed that the Long Range Planning Commission make policy and plan and make recommendations to the Planning Commission. Mr. Twardy stated that if the Highway 371 Bypass is built, the City needs to be planning as it will cross the Irrigation Field and utilities will need to be installed underneath. It was agreed that the municipal area needed to be addressed first. It was also agreed that this group should aim at a July target date, rather than September. It was also agreed that that there are many organizations already in place that have been collecting information and opinions of the public. This information will be collected from the Chamber, the Highway 371 committee and PLADO. Mr. Buell recommended that a draft of the plan be made available prior to a public meeting. Mr. Marohn asked where the focus of this group should be: the municipal area or Highway 371. It was agreed that the Bypass is an element of the municipal area. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, March 13, 2003 at 6:30 p.m. Future meeting may be held twice a month. The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Dawn Bittner Planning &Zoning Staff