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PARTI <br />INTRODUCTION <br />PURPOSE <br />The purpose of this plan is to document and reinforce the established goals, policies <br />and principles of the City of Orono as a guide for orderly and economic private <br />development and public improvement in the years ahead. Major emphasis is on the <br />needs and involvement of people. The Plan discusses how people can manage their <br />environment, how people have become involved with municipal decisions, how- <br />people can create and continue the lifestyle and communit>- that we know as Orono. <br />Thi.s 1999 Plan is a revision, expansion and update of the 1974 Orono <br />Comprehensive Guide Plan and the 1980 Orono Community Management Plan <br />(CMP). Major policy direction remains relatively unchanged but the content has <br />been revised and updated to reflect the changes the City has undergone since 1980. <br />This 1999 Plan is viewed by the City Council as a mere "mid-course correction", not <br />heading the City- in any significant new directions, but allowing the City to continue <br />its present plan established more than two decades ago while addressing the needs <br />and expectations of a dynamic citizeniy. <br />The Plan format has been revised to include topics required to be addressed as a <br />result of the 1995 amendments to the Metropolitan Land Planning Act (MLPA). The <br />Plan content addresses changes in Metropolitan Council plans and policies adopted <br />in December 1996 subsequent to the 1995 MLPA amendment .s, including the <br />Regional Blueprint (and Regional Growth Strategy). Transportation Policy Plan . <br />Aviation Policy Plan . Regional Recreation Open Space Policy Plan , and Water <br />Resources Management Policy Plan . This Plan is consistent with the plans of <br />adjoining municipalities and affected school districts. The Plan is intended to be a <br />living document to be used on a day to day basis. <br />TITLE <br />The title of this Plan has been carefully chosen to signify* its intent and purpose. The <br />word "Community" is meant to stress the fact that this is in fact the plan and desire <br />of the citizens and not just the design of City officials. The retention of Orono's <br />small town sense of comunity and personal interaction is a guiding factor in almost <br />all City functions. <br />{