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Club Prior hosts live dance bands the first Thursday of each month. Which 2012 "Danceteria" will be the best?

Jan. 5 - Salsa del Soul
Feb. 2 - The Doug Lohman Cajun Trio
March 1 - Paddy O'Brien's Irish Duo
April 5 - The New Pearl Button Players

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2030 VISION ELEMENT

Quality Community Growth

2030 VISION ELEMENTS

Quality Community Growth is of paramount importance to Prior Lakes’ citizens as our population grows whether development occurs swiftly or more gradually. The challenges include planning for the demand on municipal services, infrastructure, public facilities and amenities while maintaining economic vitality in all market circumstances. The opportunity is for Prior Lake to be characterized by the things our citizens cherish most: open and natural settings accessible to all through trail and sidewalk system, small town feel, attractiveness of its lakes, recreational opportunities and community involvement.

GOAL: Ensure that urban expansion occurs in a well-planned and orderly manner and that annexed property is developed in accordance with the City’s planning and zoning requirements.

OBJECTIVES:

Identify and preserve through comprehensive planning and zoning, acreage for future needs, e.g. commercial, school, park, open space and residential uses.

Plan for infrastructure maintenance and improvements and identify available revenue sources in the Capital Improvement Program.


Partner with the SMSC to ensure extension of infrastructure to orderly annexation area.

GOAL: Maximize the efficiency of City services through cooperation and partnership.

OBJECTIVES:
Develop services in conjunction with other partners to maximize cost effectiveness.


Partner with other public and private agencies for better and more cost effective recreation programming.

GOAL: Proactively engage our citizens in the planning process, and communicate changes to the City Comprehensive Plan, ordinances, Capital Improvement Plan and other plans as they occur.

GOAL: Implement and periodically update the 2030 Comprehensive Plan to guide growth of the City.

OBJECTIVES:
Incorporate changes in the document necessitated by development, the economy, annexation and metropolitan or state mandates to assure continuing relevancy of the document.

Implement and periodically update zoning and comprehensive plan guidelines to preserve the small town feel through best design guidelines, best practices and community involvement.

GOAL: Protect residential and commercial properties.

OBJETIVES:

Practice consistent proactive code enforcement including the outdoor storage of inoperable or unlicensed vehicles.

Clean up areas which may pose a risk to the City’s wellhead protection area or cause pollution to area surface water ponds, wetlands and lakes.

Create an ordinance for securing and maintaining abandoned construction projects and foreclosed, vacant, absentee owner and other such properties.

 



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