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�' �� • , RESOLUTION #779 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ADOPTING PHASE #1 OF THE ORONO COMPREHENSIVE SEWER PLAN WITH THE CITY OF ORONO • WHEREAS, the Planning Commission and the Council of the City of Orono have reviewed the preliminary draft of the Orono Comprehensive Sewer Plan and found it to be compatible with the overall comprehensive land. use plan, and other land use plans of the City. � . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Orono hereby approves and adopts the attached Comprehensive Sewer Plan, Phase #l, as the comprehensive sewer plan of the Cit�y of Orono. The adoption of this plan promotes and is based upon the following objectives: l. Compliance with the land use policies of the Metro- politan Council. • 2. Compliance with the comprehensive sewer policies of the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission. 3. Providing of municipal servi.ces which are consistent with high environmental standards for the protection and pre- servation of Lake Minnetonka and the surrounding watersheds for the future generations. 4. Containment of urban development within planned urb�an areas where basic services such as sewers, water facilities and police and fire protection can be provided efficiently and economically. � 5. Conservation of resources by encouraging orderly development of land. , 6. Preservation of farm land and open space. 7. More economical use of local tax dollars and County and State tax dollars in locating facilities and providing services for the benefit of all citizens within the urban growth area. 8. Providing property owners greater security and long range planning and investments. . 9. Making it possible for utility extensions, transpor- tation facilities and schools to be designed and located so as to match population growth more closely.