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Centerville 2040 Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br />waterways. The Dakotas abandoned their settlement in the late 1700's, but <br />returned annually to harvest wild rice. <br />Soon after, families from Canada arrived and settled in the area. Several <br />descendants of these original settlers still live in Centerville. <br />The City was officially established on August 11, 1857, when Minnesota was <br />still a territory. At that time, Centerville was known as Centerville Township and <br />encompassed the current City of Centerville and the City of Lino Lakes. The <br />downtown area of Centerville was originally known as the French Section. <br />German immigrants settled farther to the west in what is now part of the City <br />of Lino Lakes. The pioneers cleared the land for farming and agriculture soon <br />followed. Residents formed the Church of St. Genevieve of Paris. <br />In 1956, residents organized the present Centennial School District #12. In an <br />effort to reflect Centerville’s history, in 1971 the city named Mill Road, Mound <br />Trail, Progress Road, Sorel Street and Goiffon Road. Today, Centerville is a <br />bustling residential community that retains some of its agricultural history. <br />Centerville aims to honor its past as it looks to the future. <br />P LANNING H ISTORY <br />The City of Centerville has a history of actively planning for the future including <br />the City’s 2030 comprehensive plan in 2008 as well as the completion of a <br />downtown master plan and development guidelines in 2006. <br />2006 Downtown Master Plan & Redevelopment Guidelines <br />In 2005 the City of Centerville hired Damon Farber Associates to lead a <br />community task force to prepare a master plan, design guidelines and zoning <br />amendments for downtown Centerville. The development of the master plan <br />was accompanied by a market study completed in 2005 which helped define <br />the quality and quantity of retail and housing which could be sustained in <br />downtown Centerville. The purpose of the Master Plan & Development <br />Guidelines was to establish an appropriate framework for future <br />redevelopment of downtown as a vibrant Mixed-Use destination, to <br />incorporate: <br /> An overall vision for redevelopment of the area, including the pattern, <br />form and character of new development and open space in the <br />interest of creating a cohesive traditional mixed-use downtown. <br /> Page 7 <br /> <br />