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<br /> necessary review of the existing Solution: A state development -- <br /> framework for restricting or guiding strategy should be established by the <br /> development through local plans and Legislature and the Governor to <br /> controls adopted by local governments, promote job creation, redevelopment <br /> and has led some to suggest that the and prevention of blight and decay, <br /> answer lies in the adoption of a pollution clean up, and provision of <br /> comprehensive state-wide planning adequate housing opportunities. In a <br /> process. partnership between the state and <br /> cities, cities should be given the <br /> Solutions: The League believes that authority to locally implement the <br /> the existing framework for restricting state's development policy. <br /> or guiding development primarily - <br /> through local plans and controls - <br /> adopted by local governments should LE-6. City Cooperation With <br /> not be substantially modified, Counties and Schools in - <br /> however: Economic Development - <br /> . the state should provide additional - <br /> Problem: Counties and schools . <br /> fmancial and technical assistance frequently want to playa greater role in <br /> to local governments for cities' development decisions. ,. <br /> voluntary, cooperative planning <br /> and growth management issues. Solution: Cities should develop an <br /> . the state should clearly establish economic development strategy in I <br /> consultation with counties and <br /> the public purposes served by schools. The "review and comment" <br /> existing state-wide controls such as requirements of the current tax I <br /> shoreland zoning and wetlands increment financing law should <br /> conservation and fully defend and continue to be used to educate and I <br /> hold harmless any local involve other local governments and <br /> government sued for a "taking" as local legislators about proposed <br /> a result of executing state land development projects. Counties and I <br /> use policies. school boards should respond to <br /> overtures for evaluation and <br /> LE-S. State Development participation, and should take I <br /> advantage of all available <br /> Strategy informational opportunities. I <br /> Problem: The state has not clearly <br /> Because of the effect of decisions by <br /> acknowledged the valuable role cities counties and schools on city I <br /> play in developing and maintaining the development activities, these boards <br /> economic health of the state and the should also confer with cities .. <br /> financial risks cities take in these regarding their plans for capital and <br /> efforts. tax levy decisions. <br /> 1995 City Policies 9 I <br />