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MINUTES <br />`- PEQUOT LAKES PLANNING COMMISSION <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />JUNE 17, 2010 <br />PRESENT: Tom Adams, John Derksen, Bill Habein, Scott Pederson and Tom Woog. <br />ABSENT: Deb Brown, Mark Hallan and Cheri Seils. <br />CITY PLANNER: Charles L. Marohn, Jr., PE, AICP <br />ZONING ADMINISTRATOR: Dawn Bittner <br />COUNCIL LIAISONS: Craig Nagel <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE DISCUSSION: <br />Economic Development Section: <br />Growth at all costs was discussed. A statement should be included that states we <br />welcome and partner with businesses and have ordinances in place that strengthen and <br />build a healthy local economic environment. We have the framework for business and <br />should promote the town as well as businesses. <br />\.. There are different ways of measuring growth. Our growth has been consistent. The way <br />we measure success is an increased habitation of our existing commercial properties and <br />increased intensity in use of our commercial space. We have overbuilt the amount of <br />commercial property as opposed to not under building it. <br />We need to add a statement acknowledging that Pequot Lakes has made positive steps in <br />the past 18 months. What is Pequot Lakes doing to make this happen and how can we <br />continue when the trend locally is the opposite? Cathy Malecha has worked to bring <br />businesses to town which is something the Chamber should be doing. We need more <br />Cathy Malecha's and fewer negative speakers for Pequot Lakes. Our community <br />approach needs to be more positive. <br />Near the Current Trends add a separate discussion on commercial real estate trends and <br />raise the idea how commercial real estate has been over built or over committed or that <br />we are not lacking in developable commercial properties. <br />Current Trends: The third sentence states that rapid growth has come to an end. <br />Recently Pequot Lakes has had economic growth but not in the past 5 years. We have <br />had some good things happen despite the economic environment. We acknowledge some <br />of the successes or growth despite the times but we realize we need to continue the path <br />to infill the gaps we have to be sustainable. <br />MINUTES <br />Pequot Lakes Planning Commission <br />June 17, 2010 <br />