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Contact: Charles Marohn, PE AICP <br /> COMMUNITYGROWTH <br /> Community Growth Institute <br /> Phone 866.900.3064 I N S T I T U T E <br /> Experts it?_Small Town Planning <br /> Fax 866.924.1928 <br /> Press Releaz)c <br /> CITY OF PEQUOT LAKES COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OPEN <br /> HOUSE <br /> The City of Pequot Lakes is holding an open house on July 23 to engage residents in planning <br /> for the city's future growth and development. <br /> The City of Pequot Lakes will hold a Planning Open House on Thursday,July 23 from 8:00 AM until 8:00 PM <br /> at the Pequot Lakes City Hall. All people interested in the future of the City of Pequot Lakes are invited to attend. The <br /> purpose of the event is to share and receive information needed for the city to update its Comprehensive Plan. Charles <br /> Marohn, a planner and engineer with Community Growth Institute of Brainerd, will make a presentation on July 23 at <br /> 12:30 PM on local and statewide planning trends and issues facing small towns today. There will be another <br /> presentation that evening at 7:00 PM on the implementation of the 2003 Comprehensive Plan. <br /> Multiple opportunities for public participation and feedback will be provided. Refreshments will be served at noon. <br /> More information is available online atwww.pequotplanninq.info or by calling Zoning Administrator Dawn Bittner at 218- <br /> 568-6699. <br /> A comprehensive plan guides the future growth, development and decision-making of a community. It answers <br /> three simple questions:What is the community like today?What does the community want to become?How is it going <br /> to get there? While these are simple questions, the answers are frequently complex,with far-reaching implications for <br /> the future of the community. Pequot Lakes'Comprehensive Plan was last updated in 2003. <br /> Community Growth Institute is a planning organization that works exclusively with small towns, including the City of <br /> Pequot Lakes. Charles Marohn is a Professional Engineer licensed in Minnesota,a member of the American Institute of <br /> Certified Planners, a radio commentator and co-author of theplannerblog.com, an on-line publication on small-town <br /> planning issues. More information on Community Growth Institute and Charles Marohn is available online <br /> at www.communitygrowth.com. <br /> For Immediate Release <br />