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on market research work or a series of standards. Those needs would be <br />compared with the facilities plan. If the needs were within the facilities <br />plan, the school board would issue a certificate which tells the planning <br />jurisdiction that adequate facilities are or will be available for the <br />completed project. If the school facilities needs are or will not be <br />available, no certificate would be issued and the development could not go <br />forward without some change either in the development or in the facilities <br />plan which would cause the certificate to be issued. <br />In summary, the development and adoption of the facilities plan, the inter- <br />local agreements and the ordinances would serve to prevent the overcrowding of <br />schools and would provide a much needed link between the provision of school <br />services to new development. Schools would never be permitted to be over <br />capacity more that a certain percent. If development exceeds capacity., then <br />the development could not proceed. The Task Force will be sending to the <br />participating governments a concept plan at the end of April. I recommend it <br />be put on our April 26 agenda. <br />