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TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />Introduction..................................................................................... ..............................1 <br />SectionI: Trends ............................................................................ ............................... 5 <br />Overview............................................................................................... ............................... 6 <br />HistoricalPerspective ............................................................................ ..............................7 <br />RecentTrends ....................................................................................... ..............................9 <br />ProjectedTrends .................................................................................. .............................11 <br />Section II: Values Shaping The Vision (or Statement of Values) ............................14 <br />Section III: Sustainability and Community - Building ................... .............................17 <br />Introduction........................................................................................... .............................18 <br />Theme1: Sustainability ......................................................................... .............................19 <br />Theme 2: Community - Building .............................................................. .............................20 <br />Goals and Recommendations for Sustainability and Community - Building ..........................21 <br />Goal 1: Put Community - Building First ....................................... ............................... <br />22 <br />Goal 2: Address Citizen Concerns about Representation in Government ................26 <br />Goal 3: Create and Maintain a Centralized Information Base for <br />Decision - making .......................................................... ............................... <br />30 <br />Goal 4: Improve Government Efficiency and Effectiveness ....... ............................... <br />32 <br />Goal 5: Adopt Policies to Move the Community Toward Sustainability .....................36 <br />Section IV: Critical Areas to Maintain or Improve Quality of Life ........................... 40 <br />Introduction......................................................................................... ............................... <br />41 <br />Environmentand Land Use .................................................................. .............................42 <br />Goal 1: Promote Land Use Patterns that Meet Our Citizens' Needs While Protecting <br />Natural Resources ....................................................... ............................... <br />42 <br />Goal 2: Conserve Natural Areas, Farmland & Other Important Open Space ............ <br />47 <br />Goal 3: Create Environmentally Sustainable Transportation Systems that Meet <br />People's Needs ............................................................. .............................50 <br />Goal 4: Pollution Prevention and Waste Reduction ................... ............................... <br />56 <br />Goal 5: Protect Our Water Supply ............................................... .............................60 <br />Economy............................................................................................. ............................... <br />62 <br />Goal 1: Support a Diverse Economy that Meets Local Needs ... ............................... <br />62 <br />Housing................................................................................................ .............................67 <br />Goal 1: Ensure Availability of Affordable, Quality Housing ........ ............................... <br />67 <br />HumanServices ................................................................................... .............................70 <br />Goal 1: Ensure Availability of Affordable, Quality Child Care .... ............................... <br />70 <br />Goal 2: Promote Public Safety .................................................... .............................72 <br />Goal 3: Support Seniors' Quality of Life ...................................... .............................75 <br />Goal 4: Promote Health and Mental Health ............................... ............................... <br />78 <br />Education............................................................................................ ............................... <br />81 <br />Goal 1: Provide Quality K -12 Education .................................... ............................... <br />81 <br />Goal 2: Support Lifelong Learning .............................................. .............................84 <br />Section V: The Citizens' Roundtable .......................................... ............................... 87 <br />Section VI: A Vision for the Year 2030 ........................................ ............................... 92 <br />Section VII: Definitions .............................................................. ............................... <br />108 <br />Section VIII: List of Appendices .................... ............................... ............................114 <br />