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– Recommendations for needed actions, programs Five Year Review
and procedures to be developed and implemented
in the coming year, including recommendation of An Evaluation and Appraisal Report to the Board of
projects to be included in the Township’s proposed Trustees should be prepared every five years. This report
CIP, other programs/projects to be funded and should be prepared by Township staff with input from all
priority coordination needs with public and private departments, the Planning Commission and other boards
implementation partners. and commissions. The report process involves evaluating
the existing plan and assessing how successful it has been
Bi-Annual Amendment Process in achieving the community’s goals. The purpose of the
report is to identify the successes and shortcomings of
Plan amendments should occur at least bi-annually the plan, look at what has changed over the last five years
(every two years), allowing for proposed changes to be and make recommendations on how the plan should be
considered concurrently so the cumulative effects may be modified in light of those changes.
understood. Factors that should be considered in deciding
on a proposed plan amendment include: The report should review baseline conditions and
assumptions about trends and growth indicators.
– Consistency with the goals, policies and action It should also evaluate implementation potential and/
strategies set forth in the plan. or obstacles related to any unaddressed major action
– Potential effects on infrastructure provision including strategies. The evaluation report and process should
water, wastewater, drainage and the transportation result in an amended Master Plan, including identification
network. of new or revised information that may lead to updated

– Potential effects on the Township’s ability to provide, goals and action strategies.
fund and maintain services. More specifically, the report should identify and provide:
– Potential effects on environmentally sensitive and
natural areas. – Summary of major actions and interim plan
amendments undertaken over the last five years.
– Whether the proposed amendment contributes to – Major issues in the community and how these issues
the overall direction and character of the community have changed over time.
as captured in the plan vision and goals, and as
reflected in ongoing public input. – Changes in the assumptions, trends and base studies
data in the Township Today Report, including the
following:

A short booklet could be used for the annual report.

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