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In response to the above concerns, Orono became a nationally recognized leader in <br />espousing environmental protection. Land use planning since the 1950's has stressed <br />the environmental advantages of low density development. Shorelands, wetlans and <br />natural drainage systems have been preserved by tradition and by ordinance. <br />Comprehensive planning was underway by the mid-1960 ’s. In 1974, the first <br />published Plan, as approved by the Metropolitan Council, established as its foremost <br />guiding principle the protection and preservation of Lake Minnetonka and its <br />assoeiated wetlands. The 1980 Community Management Plan reinforced these <br />principles and has served as the basis for management of development in Orono for <br />the past two decades. <br />Figure_: The Urbanization Spiral <br />Illustrates the develoment parado.x that faces Orono <br />if municipal services are extended into rural areas.