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11 <br />April 16, 2009 <br />Mayor and City Council <br />City of Pequot Lakes <br />4638 County Road 11 <br />Pequot Lakes, MN 56472 <br />Re: Planning Commission Report <br />Dear Mayor and City Council, <br />COMMUNITYGROWTH <br />I N S T I T U T E <br />Experts in Small Town Planning <br />The Planning Commission met for their March meeting at which there were not any public <br />hearings. There is nothing that requires your action at this time. <br />The Planning Commission is working on two major initiatives, awaiting moving forward on the <br />Comprehensive Plan update process. The first is further development of the Grow Zone <br />concept, the aim of which is to reduce and streamline the amount of regulation in the <br />downtown. We are responding to feedback from council members, business owners and the <br />public to ensure that the land use regulations we have in place promote growth, protect <br />investments made in the downtown and create a sense -of- place. <br />The second is a study of potential zoning configurations along the alternate alignment. In <br />specific, we are examining the cost the City would incur for different approaches in comparison <br />to the benefits in terms of tax base. The Planning Commission is seeking to develop some <br />recommendations, building off of the TH 371 Study Group report, that will be able to inform <br />future planning and zoning decisions along the alignment. <br />If you have any questions, concerns or feedback, please do not hesitate to contact me. I can be <br />reached by phone at (866) 900 -3064 or by email at or marohn(@communilygrowth.net. <br />Sincerely, <br />COMMUNITY GROWTH INSTITUTE <br />Charles Marohn, PE AICP <br />City Planner <br />CC: Planning Commission <br />`.. Sandy Peine, City Clerk <br />14084 Baxter Drive, Suite 7 1 Baxter, Minnesota 56425 1 866.900.3064 1 www.communitygrowth.com <br />