Mr. Anzek said it was important that, as they moved forward and |
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understood more of how the area would change, they would continue to |
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work with the LDFA to prioritize projects and determine what the LDFA |
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and Staff would like to see done. They should determine what might be |
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done in response to development or what might be done to incentivize |
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development. The 30-some projects shown were to clearly enhance, |
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serve and expand the area. In the 1996 Master Plan, there were a total of |
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seven projects identified, including work on Hamlin, the M-59/Adams |
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interchange, relocated Adams, Technology Dr. extension, Leach Rd. |
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paving, Waterview Dr. and the Industrial Dr. extension. A lot had been |
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done, and some had been put on hold. They needed to identify the next |
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generation of projects to serve the area, and that was what the whole |
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planning effort was about. He said that they were just starting to discuss |
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things, and they would continue with that. Ms. Valentik would be briefing |
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on companies coming to town and companies planning to expand. Mr. |
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Anzek commented that they were forecasting for 20 years out, and they |
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really did not know what would happen, but they wanted to be ready and to |
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create a basis to allow them to do flexible buildings. A lot of the identified |
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projects were image, support and incentive strategies they might need. |
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When they identified projects, they were put in the Capital Improvement |
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Plan (CIP) and the budget was prioritized. The LDFA would run until |
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2026, and it could be extended, but they did not know if LDFAs would |
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even be in existence in 2026. |
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Mr. Winnie said that in essence, the plan was a guideline, and the |
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recommendations were fluid. As they got closer to a project, certain |
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priorities would change, and the Plan could be amended. Mr. Anzek said |
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that at a point in time, based on information gathered from stakeholders, |
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there could be issues with image and disconnect between the industrial |
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parks, and that drove the Plan. They wanted to be flexible and able to |
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adapt. Mr. Winnie said that the items in the CIP were fluid also, and |
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priorities changed on an annual basis. Mr. Anzek agreed, and said that |
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they went through it every year with certain projects. They were submitting |
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new projects, but also eliminating ones that were no longer necessary. |
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