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• � Paqe 5 ORONO � COMPREHENSIV$ ' COMMUNITY MANAGEriENT PLAN 1979 PURPOSE � The purpose of the Plan is to document the established goals, policies and principles of the City of Orono as a guide for orderly and economic private development and public improvement in the years ahead. Major emphasis is on the needs and involvement of people. The Plan discusses how people can manage their environment, how people have become involved with municipal decisions, how people can create and continue the lifestyle and community that we know as Orono. The 1979 Plan is a revision and expansion of the 1974 Orono Comprehensive Guide Plan. Major policy direction remains unchanged but content is more detailed. Plan format has been revised to conform to requirements of the 1977 Mandatory Land Planning Act and the current Twin Cities Metropolitan Council ' s "Metropolitan Development Guide" . Plan content is consistent with the Systems Statement issued to Orono by the Metropolitan Council, and with the plans of adjoining municipalities and affected school districts_ The Plan is intended to be a living iocument to be used on a day to day basis . SCOPE The scope of this Plan is intended to include almost every factor that influences investment or improvements in the City, whether by private individuals or government involvement. Each section of the Plan stands on its own merits yet is an integral part of the whole. For instance, � Orono' s history and natural features are explored as factors explaining and constraining contemporary decisions. The Land Use Management section becomes the primary tool for formulation of zoriing regulations and development proposals . Public facilities planning of transportation, recreation and sewer services coordinates capital investment with land management and regional system capacity. Through all runs a common thread of environmental care and concern. Relevance of the Plan is important as concepts must be current to be fully understood or implemented. Annual reviews are to be conducted by the Planning Commission and City Council to renew this understanding in light of changing attitudes and events. The Plan is nominally intended to be useful through 1990, the time framework of regional planning. But careful reading will reveal that Orono ' s past history and current goals have remained essentially the same. Therefore, the reader is advised that for all intents and purposes, this Plan and its impact on .ocal development is intended to be permanent.