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preservation and recreation. He noted, however the Pollution Control Agency will not allow the <br />landfill to be include in the 20-year Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />Mr. Gladhill stated the Land Use chapter has the most number of goals and strategies of any <br />section. He added many of the goals have been achieved, and there was not a lot of comment <br />received either for or against them. He asked the group whether they wanted to review or change <br />any of the goals or strategies. <br /> <br />Ms. Roering asked whether there any merit to the order they are in. <br /> <br />Mr. Gladhill stated they can be arranged in any order. <br /> <br />Mr. Gladhill stated some priority goals are the property rights of existing residents, vision and <br />strategies for the COR, and encouragement of retail use. He added the Land Use section can be <br />an effective tool working through new development proposals, to provide guidelines and assure <br />compatibility. <br /> <br />Mr. Bauer stated the Park and Recreation Commission has been advocating for a continuous trails <br />plan through the community. He added residents have expressed that they do not want trails in <br />their backyard or next to their house. He noted this ties into rights of property owners. <br /> <br />Mr. Bauer stated many communities have trail systems run along people’s property lines, and <br />residents can be concerned about what that might look like. He added once the trail is there, <br />everybody uses it. He noted it is important to consider all the options and not let individual <br />property owners dictate where trails can and cannot be located. <br /> <br />Mr. Bennett agreed, adding many neighborhoods are opposed to having a trail, or connecting to a <br />trail, through their neighborhood, but after it is there they use it, and express how glad they are to <br />have it. He added it is not as intrusive as people believe it will be. <br /> <br />Mr. Bennett stated he dislikes the term “walkable neighborhoods”, as it does not address the <br />broader primary goal of parks and trails planning, from a land use perspective. He added it only <br />addresses the singular concept of walkability, which is not in alignment with the broad scope of <br />other goals. <br /> <br />Mr. Gladhill stated maybe that section should be set aside and addressed within the Parks Master <br />Plan. <br /> <br />Mr. Bennett agreed. He added it is still an important goal, the strategy of a connected community, <br />but it is singular focused. <br /> <br /> <br />2040 Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee / July 10, 2017 <br />Page 6 of 10 <br /> <br /> <br />