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• Get the local restaurants involved in the band concerts, remove whatever regulations <br /> keeps the local restaurants from benefitting directly from these events. <br /> • Target the shoulder seasons for special events that will help out during slow times <br /> • The city should not be afraid to invest in hosting a festival or events to broaden the reach <br /> • Coordinate the event calendar annually to make sure they are spaced out yet frequent <br /> enough to matter <br /> • Expand the snowmobile show to be a snowmobile "run" <br /> • Start a marathon or a racing event of some sport <br /> • Cranberry Days, have a cranberry festival—or choke cherry days <br /> • Have a wild rice days <br /> Preserve and maintain forested gateways leading into Pequot Lakes. Planning participants expressed <br /> concern that forested gateways into the City could be lost. Residents need to work hard to preserve <br /> their community's natural and scenic areas. <br /> Proposed Strategies for Implementation: <br /> • Preserve and maintain forested gateways leading into Pequot Lakes. Planning <br /> participants expressed concern that forested gateways into the City could be lost. <br /> Residents need to work hard to preserve their community's natural and scenic areas. <br /> • Work with county and state gov'ts to make them aware that this in the comprehensive <br /> plan, as improvements are made this should be maintained <br /> • Go out and plant ahead of time the areas that would be impacted by clearing associated <br /> with the TH 371 improvements <br /> • Consider taking over the current alignment of TH 371 once the alternate alignment is <br /> constructed <br /> Ensure that new development adds to the character of the community and enhances the sense-of- <br /> place. Many new developments follow suburban land use patterns and design guidelines, resulting in <br /> look-alike cities.All new developments—including commercial, industrial, residential, mixed use, <br /> recreational,or civic—should incorporate Pequot Lakes'small town feel and cultural heritage in their <br /> layout and design. <br /> Proposed Strategies for Implementation: <br /> • Not sure I agree in Industrial areas...the downtown, yes. Certainly. attached <br /> neighborhoods...yes. <br /> • Would design standards need to be developed for each area? <br /> • Focus on the downtown areas and surrounding neighborhoods <br /> • Continue with the DMU Grow Zone <br /> • Make the Grow Zone the only regulations for the DMU, remove the use regulations <br />