On site or Community well or septic system, no public sewers or water for growth Shares low fourth priority Low priority Low intensity mixed use, resid.may be multi-family. The guide map is the key regional reference for coordination of interlocal planning. It is also used for evaluating utility and transportation investments, water resource use and protection policies. This regional guide is comprehensive in its design. This means that the various components of growth such as residential development, water supply, economic development and roadway capacity are all coordinated with each other in a logical way.
Local growth impacts neighboring communities.
Natural resource, sewer, and transportation systems are inherently regional in nature. Due to these facts, state statutes authorized regional planning back in 1947. The goal then, and now, is to provide perspective so that local decision making is aware of regional factors. Each municipality must make hard choices if it wishes to maintain its character, function efficiently, and absorb the economic growth that many desire. The Growth Guide Map presented herein offers a coordinated blueprint for that desirable future.