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Adding headings for the Industrial Park/Business Park and Grow Zone may make it <br />easier to follow. Mr. Marohn agreed that the history in the first paragraph could use <br />some clarity and he will rewrite. <br />What is our goal as a community economically? This section has been written to provide <br />goods to our citizens, being inward focused. Being outward focused is an opportunity for <br />our community to make a living at a reasonable wage. There needs to be expansion of <br />the Industrial Park. There is no spot left in Pequot Lakes to build a new manufacturing <br />facility. We need to support entrepreneurship. <br />The commercial zones need to be identified and the old (existing) 371 corridor should be <br />set up as a zone. <br />Expansion of the Business Park would be a money maker for the City. Bonding long <br />term could be good for the community. Chairman Woog stated the City received a <br />federal grant and Rural Development money to create the current Park. Mr. Marohn <br />explained there are several questions that need to be answered: What are the long term <br />costs for maintaining infrastructure and how does it relate to tax base? Is there a way to <br />get more from that investment? What has to be in place for expansion? What comes <br />first? The path to getting these questions answered could be included in the Action items. <br />Larger parcels for future development are needed. <br />Page 11: <br />Business Inventory: <br />It was suggested that wage levels be included on the business inventory. <br />Current Trends: <br />Service oriented businesses may be the most stable and not affected by trends and <br />recessions such as retail businesses. The aging population requires services. Mr. Marohn <br />stated he had written a section on import vs. export strategies. He will put that section <br />back in for future discussion. We could consider having both export and import <br />strategies to build a stable situation. <br />National data is referred to in Line 20. Closer data may be more relevant. After much <br />discussion, it seems people live outside Pequot Lakes that work here. <br />Aging infrastructure will be looked at in the Infrastructure Section. <br />Aging population — new data will be available after the census. <br />More connected world — Pequot Lakes does have an advantage for internet service which <br />allows competition. Line 40 could be more specific with technology. <br />Minutes 2 <br />Pequot Lakes Planning Commission <br />January 21, 2010 <br />