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CITY of ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. /I 0) /?,%' <br />2. Focuses on maintaining a vital downtown and "sense of place" for both Long Lake <br />and Orono. <br />3. <br />4. <br />5. <br />6. <br />7. <br />8. <br />9. <br />A compact retail area encourages pedestrian activity. <br />It is easier to plan, coordinate and control the development of a more compact retail <br />area than an extended retail strip. <br />Focusing development toward Brown Road could strengthen the ability to obtain <br />desirable development on the north side of Highway 12 east of Otten Brothers <br />Nursery. <br />Enables better control over the amount of retail development that occurs in this area. <br />Provides the opportunity to generate stable jobs in office, high tech, medical, etc. <br />A more compact community scale retail area matches the design of new Highway 12 <br />with no interchanges through Long Lake. <br />Limits the number of north/south roadways that would be affected by retail <br />development (increase traffic and activity levels). <br />10. Maintains a lower activity level in the area west of Willow Drive. <br />11. Would create less pressure for providing an access from new Highway 12 to the retail <br />area. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orono City Council, that a <br />general concept plan for land use along Highway 12, calling for community scale retail development <br />focused in a compact area in and near downtown Long Lake (closer to Brown Road than to Willow <br />Drive, at least in the short-term) most closely reflects the Council's vision for development along <br />Highway 12. <br />Page 2 of 3