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• Undcr'uUu4� �sewer and water . <br /> • Underutilizing wide variety of local busin <br /> Underutilize park system—including cent <br /> o Underutilizina existing buildin slinfrastructur ,, <br /> • <br /> Underptilizing center of tow <br /> • Promotion of being on both the Paul Bunvan Trail <br /> and th <br /> • The ex - s <br /> • Our possibility to attract new business in the next- <br /> 10 nears <br /> • Our position in the Brainerd Lakes area <br /> • Downtown business <br /> • We must look short term to fill building vacancies <br /> otherwise we do not have or possibly will not ever <br /> get a community competitive advantage. <br /> e Potential of very walkable park-centric downtowns <br /> to becorne more of a destination in the future flocat' <br /> and visitors) _' im <br /> e Potential of"in fill" to better utilize infrastructu - <br /> both commercial and residential <br /> o Center of town park gathering <br /> • Vacancies downtown <br /> a Maximize downtown development potentials <br /> support existing businesses <br /> • No Dark or nlav structure <br /> • Maximize or fill uD industrial park <br /> 1 <br /> 2 PUBLIC OPINION <br /> 3 At a July 2009 open house, members of the public were presented with three different visions of how Peguot <br /> 4 Lakes could grow in the future.After the vision statement, they were given options for responding.The responses <br /> 5 (the number of which is shown in parenthesis after each option in the following) reflect a general emphasis on <br /> 6 growth in the downtown area and a de-emphasis on growth through horizontal expansion. <br /> 161 Page <br />