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Centerville 2040 P [T, The City of Centerville has a history of actively planning for the future. The City's last plan was adopted in 2008. However, in 2006, Centerville underwent a rigorous planning process to develop the Downtown Master Plan and Development Guidelines. Below are brief summaries of these documents. 2008 Comprehensive Plan With the development of the 2008 plan, the City Council established a public participation process designed to include a wide variety of stakeholders including business owners, City officials and concerned citizens. At a town meeting, issues were identified that related to the future growth of the City: • Expand business and employment opportunities • Maintain low crime rate • Expand diversity of housing, including apartments, townhouses, senior housing and rental housing • Maintain small town atmosphere/community identity • Increases in taxes to accommodate growth are feared The plan was adopted by the City Council and reviewed by the Metropolitan Council. 2006 Downtown Master Plan & Redevelopment Guidelines In 2005 the City of Centerville hired Damon Farber Associates to lead a community task force to prepare a master plan, design guidelines and zoning amendments for downtown Centerville. The development of the master plan was accompanied by a market study completed in 2005 which helped define the quality and quantity of retail and housing which could be sustained in downtown Centerville. The purpose of the Master Plan & Development Guidelines was to establish an appropriate framework for future redevelopment of downtown as a vibrant Mixed-Use destination, to incorporate: An overall vision for redevelopment of the area, including the pattern, form and character of new development and open space in the interest of creating a cohesive traditional mixed-use downtown. Chapter 1 Page 9