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• Encourage infill and incremental redevelopment apparent. The needs of the Green Valley
of areas of the County that can support it. Infill area are more akin to a suburban area and
and redevelopment utilize existing County the types and level of services needed may
infrastructure and should be encouraged as a be beyond what the County has traditionally
way to limit the County’s maintenance burden. provided. The Green Valley Area Plan, which

• Utilize SewerCAD software model, or similar kicked-off in October 2018, will create a
hydraulic modeling analysis tool, to assess plan for the area to improve the quality of
development impacts on current utility life and help determine a path forward.
infrastructure needs. • Pursue additional studies, similar to those

• Utilize this Comprehensive Plan to advance of the Green Valley Area Plan, to assess
infrastructure priorities at a regional level. Upon the needs and expectations of residents
completion of the plan, set-up meetings with in suburban St. George and Wamego.
Riley County and Manhattan to discuss regional These studies should focus on determining
priorities such as Marlatt/Junietta bridge. whether the County’s growth management

› Likewise, coordination meetings should be policies should either anticipate and plan
pursued with local municipalities within the for providing suburban services to this
County to discuss pursuit of priorities in a areas or plan for and implement strategies
collaborative manner.Establish a regional to ensure that the County continues to
infrastructure committee to assist in provide mostly rural services.
development of first-time CIP. Committee • Ensure adequate technology infrastructure
should act as a formal coordination point
is in place throughout the County. Create
between the County and Rural Water
a broadband plan to ensure that as
Districts as well as between the County and
technologies change the County is prepared
other service and infrastructure providers
and can continue to attract businesses
and partners. The regional infrastructure
and employers that depend on high speed
committee should coordinate with the
Internet and other technologies.
Local Emergency Planning Committee as
needed.

• Pursue adding a non-voting ex officio member
or Staff Liaison to the Manhattan Urban Area
Planning Board (MUAPB) to discuss issues
such as development in the Green Valley
Area, transportation, and emergency response
coordination. Such a member would attend
Pottawatomie County Planning Commission
meetings as needed and report to the MUAPB
following such meetings.

• Coordinate the Comprehensive Plan and the
Green Valley Area Plan. Throughout the course
of the Comprehensive Planning process, the
importance of generating a neighborhood plan
for the fast-growing Green Valley area became

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