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OLP AGEN-D41: VVK4T WE SEER FOR TOVORRO;V Fire inter—,elated Chemes make coour "key success factors" for the twenty years or more. For some of us, one issue may stand out above t;.e others. For some, this is jobs. For others, the overriding issue is the G :timed protection of the e..•• :-o meat and the rural areas. Jur Vision For some, education is the basic foundation for being able to achieve eve,'Vtthino else. It is this diversity of Priorities which makes us a vital community. Regardless of our individual priorities, however, we have agreed on five themes. They are: Land UsefEnviroamental Balance Balanced development is the phrase that may best summarize what we seek in the land use pattern of our community. We visualize both a strong and vital urban care t.at ars as a magnet at the center of our community at the same time that we seek a s+rounding rural area that remains predominantly green and open where -Ph-ning can stabilize and perhaps return. We hope to retain the feel of a town, a vibrant University town, rather than a large city. We seek also to maintain a human we rooted in strong neighborhoods. we want to �cammunity that offers a variety of potation Modesto provide convenient I within and around the urban core and between the core and outlying areas. The tniversity will continue to be a derming landmark in our community; so will the downtown, a reworked 29 North, and the other e..try corridors into the community. We want our growth to add to our already built =.rategic Questions and planned communities and to strengthen, rather than compete with what already exists. Crowing within the limits of our resources is a key concept in our attitudes about balancing development and the natural environment Water resources, in particular, must be conserved and protected. Air quality, too, is essential to maintaining the health and beauty of our area. Beauty and aesthetics, including respect for our historic character and resources, will be principles applied in judging our environment. We seek to continue to be attractive and distinctive - because of this we expect to attract visitors and new residents, but we do not went to exceed our ability to extend a warm welcome. Though we focus on our immediate community, we will also think in terms of our larger region and the surrounding counties which orient toward Charlottesville, the University, and Albemarle County for many services, functions and purposes. :n judging how well we are doing, we will ask our selves, are we ... • protecting our historical and cultural heritage? • strengthening the urban care? • building on established areas? • planning for future growth? • protec5ng the rural areas and open space? • maintaining a human scale? reentorcing the downtown? protecting and improving 29 and other entry corridors? gaining strength from raw growth by complimenting existing development? staying within the limits of our resources? improving the aesthe:ics and bea.:ty of our community? maintaining Close c;,alg,es :hat make us attractive to residents and v:5Cdr5 w:r%,.ty w,lh ;h2 ar;2r • land use/en:ironmental balance • social well being • economic opportunity educational quality government structure and publi: services Our challenge is to integrate and balance these themes to maintain a cohesive whole in our one community. Selected Comments (The following are selected from comments offered by individuals attending the two Forum meetings. In some instances, they have been edited for form or length.) • I especially value the open space, the views, the arehitecttu q the rural roar's, the mountains and the access to them. I line the Downtown Mall the way it is free of cars and Lee and Jackson Parks . at the University I appreciate the libraries, the Bayly, the music programs and the medical center. • We must improve the inner city. Wa must stop westing land -vie must cluster development. We must provide the infrastructure to allow denser development. • Sometimes our lams discourage what we want most. • It appears that -big business' hos great clot_ and = get just about anything they want. • Thi City u the center of the community • we have a responsibility to sustain this function. 1JVA's growth along Main Street needs to be hondled carefully. We need to bring mon people to downtown and resist 29 becoming the center of:he world • is is still c piece o% gent natural beauty.