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.' ~ ~u"~'r l3 1//8 I LMC lletin ~ ities kagu,z of }.[jmte~ola. Cities CW<:$ promoting excflfleTJc<l I ~umber 14 April 19, 1996 I Met Council report identifies regional development options I Andrea AlhulOn Council offici:J.l:s. st.:,u~d several times of issues, impacts, and potential th::J.t they are not recommending difficulties. I Representatives from the Metro- expanding the M~[ Council's Craig Rapp. Director of Commu- politJn Council presented their new jurisdiction. nity Development for the Met Council, report Groa'th Options for the Twin The report identifies three options st.:!.ted that they are currently surveying Cities Aferropolitan Area to a group of for how futur~ grmvth could be the landscape and listening to various . city offici:lls at a recent Association of accornrnod:lted: the- Current Trend constituency groups, including the t-.lctropolitan Municipalitie,' Metro- option. the Concentr:J.ted Development A~lM. Buildas' AssociCltion, Citizens' politan Agencies committee meeting. option, and tht: Gro\vth Centers option. League. and the Land Stewardship I The 1995 Legislature requested the The Current Trend option assumes Project. report. and asked that it project likely th<:n single-family housing is the Additionally, in an offon to create growth pattern of the region. The Met preferred land use and the location of more effective working relationships Council plans to use the report to housing and jobs follo\vs historic with the various metro area communi~ Ie develop and establish a preferred pa[[ems and market demand with the ties, the ~letropo(itan Council is development pattern for the Twin Cities expansion of the r...l USA in stages developing the Local Community region. Even though it is dear that the based on local comprehensive plans. Outreach Program. Under this new I region now e,'(,[ends far beyond the The Concentrated Development program, [he region is. divided into existing seven county area, Met option focuses on increasing the secwrs. each of which has its own popubtion density in th~ urban portion se:tor representative. These individu~ of the region and prohibits expansion als will serve as intermediaries between I of the MUSA until af,er 2020 while the Met Council and the local officials. instead focusing on redevelopment and The intent is to streamline the commu- reinvestment. The Growth Centers nication process. and overcome some of I option incorpor:ltes mixed.use centers. the difficulties encountered in the past. (including business, commercial, and A copy of Growth Options for the residential uses) developed and TI\'in Cities Metropolitan Area can be I ch:mneled toward certain areas of the ob,ained by calling the Metropolitan region. At this point. the Met Council Council at (612) 291-6359 and "'-"QuId like [0 use these models as a requesting Publication no. basis for identification and discussion 78-96-003. t I . I i' I