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Octobers. 1996 3:50 PM From; AMM Fax 281-1299 Pag»2of2 <br />AMM FAX <br />NEWS <br />October 7-11, 1996 <br />A»o(iation of <br />Netropolitan <br />Hunkipalities <br />Met Council's growth options plan to be unveiled <br />"The / '\et Council will ap- <br />I prove the growth options <br />documents on Thursday. Oct. <br />10. The public hearing pro ­ <br />cess vyill begin in mid- <br />November. <br />The document v./ill outline <br />the Council ’s vision and <br />strategy for managing <br />grov/th within the seven- <br />county region for the next 40 <br />years. The recomimended <br />strategy, as predicted, is a <br />hybrid of the three grov/th <br />options the Council has been <br />evaluating. <br />The Council ’s goal is to <br />accommodate the 360,000 <br />oJditionai households and <br />650,000 more people the <br />Council projects for the <br />region in the next 25 years In <br />a way that meets the goals <br />MHfdxlkw h fdxd pmfmBy rt d /Vfff <br />dtyndns&f id dibnmttdtm. Ih( infurm- <br />run if ardttJeBta be flijreJ mm <br />cm(3ini stiff in otiette Peep tffmhibtmt <br />nfimpnrTinrnme at) hsao <br />Z (mwtetggo M <br />!4y Unkenhy iveiwe k'ar <br />ft. PM Nlfypo]-2044 <br />fdephm 21^4000 <br />fit 2iN2gg <br />M: Mditiafim^M.m <br />of its Regional Blueprint. <br />DOCUMENT HIGHLIGHTS <br />♦ Two-thirds of the pro ­ <br />jected growth would be <br />accommodated within the <br />existing /'4USA. Residential <br />densities w-ould have to be <br />more thian double the densi ­ <br />ties typical on the develop ­ <br />ing fringe. <br />♦ A nev/ concept called <br />"urban reserve" is added to <br />the Regional Blueprint. This <br />reservoir of land w'ill accom ­ <br />modate the region ’s need <br />for urbanization until the <br />year 2040. <br />♦ The urban reserve would <br />ring today ’s /'-tUSA in all parts <br />of the region. The outer <br />edge would become the <br />permanent growth bound ­ <br />ary' and the land beyond <br />would be designoted either <br />permanent agriculture or <br />permanent rural. <br />♦ Development beyond <br />the urban reserve area <br />would be sharply restricted <br />except within rural growth <br />centers which have their <br />ovyn sewer systems, such as <br />V /atertown. Jordan, St, <br />Francis, etc. <br />♦ The Council would size <br />regional sewer facilities for <br />the entire growth area and <br />communities at the growing <br />edge w-ould define their <br />2020 urban area w-ithin the <br />urban reserve. <br />♦ In the urban area, the <br />Council focus would be on <br />jobs and economic devel ­ <br />opment near the 1-494/694 <br />beltway, v.ith an emphasis <br />on tfie urban core. The <br />transit system w-ould be used <br />to increase job concentra ­ <br />tions and residential densi ­ <br />ties. <br />Unfortunately, the docu ­ <br />mentation defines fevv- <br />specific implementation <br />tools " malting it difficult to <br />provide meaningful Input at <br />the hearings. <br />The AMM's F-\etroDolitan <br />Agencie s Committee v/ill <br />review the documentation <br />at its Oct. 24 meeting. <br />HEARING & INPUT <br />SCHEDULE <br />♦ Oct, 22, '23. 24: Open <br />house held in tour cities <br />around the region to pro ­ <br />vide information about the <br />growth option policy, includ ­ <br />ing the Transportation and <br />\ /oter Resources Policy <br />System plans. <br />♦ Nov. 19. 20: Public hear ­ <br />ings in four cities. <br />♦ Dec. 6: Hearing record <br />closes. <br />♦ Dec. 30: Final Council <br />approval.