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n 1988 Systems liformation Statement Orono lii. METROPOLITAN OEVELOPMEN" ANP INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK (MOlF; A. Geographic Policy Areas The MOIF established policies for different geographic areas within the metropolitan urban and rural service areas. Thes». geographic policy areas are the setting in which the Council and local governmer :s prepare and carry out their plans. Part of Orono is located within the Metropolitan Uroan Service Area (MUSA) and part of it is located in a rural service area. The urban and rural service areas in Orono are separated by a MUSA 1ine. A mac of the MUSA in Orono IS found in Section 0. Orono should refer to the policies in the MDIF for the MUSA and for the Rural Service Area as it prepares plan amenaments in response to this systems statement. The MUSA is defined as that part of the region in which urban-scale development and investment shouM Ue located. It is that area whce the Council has made a commitment to providing metropolitan system service capacity, in accordance with the regional system clans and with local comprehensive plans that are mutually consistent. B. Forecasts of Population, Housenoio and Emp oyment The Council has prepared forecasts of year 2000 population, households and employment for each county, city and township In the region. The forecast data for Orono is listed on a data sheet that is contained in this part of the system information statement. It is important that you review the year 2000 forecasts for Orono, since the local comprenensive plan forecasts need to be consistent with Council forecasts. You should contact Council staff In the Comprehensive Planning Division if your community's plan anticipates a higher level of year 2000 population, households or employment than current Council forecasts. The Council uses the year 2000 forecasts as an indication of where growth is likely to occu<*, and thus where metropolitan system services will be needed. The forecasts are also used when the Council reviews a community's request to change its MUSA boundary and extend metropolitan services to new areas o* development. The 2000 forecasts are *eviewed when local development trenos are founo to vary substantially from Council forecasts, when unanticipated development is proposed, or as part of amending the local comprehensive plan. The Council revises its local forecasts eve*'y five years, using U S. Census data as a base. The next revision of the forecasts will be ?ade n 1992. At that time, the forecasts will be extended to the 'ear 2010, a.-o new estimates of local land supply and land demand relative to the ^USA will be prepared for each community and county in tne region. - 1