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<br />I A THENS TOWNSHIP COMPREHENSIVE PLAN I <br /> <br /> <br />r <br /> <br />> <br /> <br />PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT <br />COMPREHENSIVE <br />PLANNING <br />TRANSPORTATION <br />PLANNING <br />TOWN CENTER DESIGN <br /> <br />Client Contact: <br /> <br />Carolyn Braun, AICP <br />2428115'. Avenue <br />Princeton, MN 55371 <br />612-867-6520 <br /> <br />I[@I ~:~Oo ~SpS??~~T~~ <br /> <br />COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DESIGN <br />LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION <br />POLICY RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS <br /> <br />GRAIN BELT BREWERY BOTILlNG HOUSE <br />79 13th AVENUE N.E. STUDIO 104 <br />MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55413-1073 <br />PHONE: 612-623-4000 FAX: 612-623-6100 <br /> <br />Biko Associates was retained by Athens Township to assist with the preparation <br />of their first Comprehensive Plan. Prior work for the Township included the <br />preparation of a Township Framework Plan that addressed critical, short-term <br />issues of annexation pressure from adjacent communities and access issues along <br />Highway 65 with MnDOT. Biko Associates successfully completed the <br />Framework Plan that resulted in opening responsive communications with <br />adjacent communities and an earned respect from MnDOT in dealing with <br />transportation issues. <br /> <br />Athens Township recognized that the Framework Plan was merely the first step <br />in what the Township really needed, a complete Comprehensive Plan. Biko <br />Associates worked closely with the Board of Supervisors, Planning Commission, <br />Township staff and all residents through a questionnaire that received a 25% <br />response rate to ensure a thorough planning and design effort and to help ensure <br />easy public acceptance and implementation. <br /> <br />Key components of the Plan included a sound environmentally based process to <br />guide future growth in a manner consistent with the overriding concern of <br />residents that Athens Township retains its rural character. Potential land <br />planning techniques such as transfer of development rights and the introduction <br />of a Town Center to accept the majority of future growth were used to assist the <br />Township in achieving their goals. <br /> <br />Page 18 <br />