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Economic Development Strategic Plan Worksession <br />March 31, 2004 <br />Weaknesses <br />Page 3 <br /> Add Delete <br />• Need more 'obs - livable w e • Lack of marketin lan <br />• Entertainment o ortunities • Lack of skills trainin <br />• Underdevelo ed industrial base • Commuter o ulation <br />• Traffic intemal/re 'onal con estion • Labor availablei <br />• No Communi Center • Communi atherin lace <br />• Lack of commercial land available -zoned <br />a ro riatel • Meeting facilities <br />• Lack of defined oli for fundin ci ro'eas <br />• Cohesive planning (Council, EDA, I-IRA, City <br />De aztments <br />Opportunities <br /> Add Delete <br />• YMCA ossibili • Sorts Federation Com lex <br />• Downtown Develo ment interest • Youth or anizations <br />• Growth rate • 101 com letion <br />• Commercial/Retail • Reputation of Minnesota (technical, <br />education <br />• Proximi to hi er education • Socie work habits commuter <br />• Hi w stem - Mn/DOT Plan Met Council olicies <br />• Ci ownershi of land • Past ear's owth <br />• Growth in ad'acent cities/townshi s • Otse o owth <br />• 101 ex ansion • Po ularion shift to rural <br />• Gravel induct land uses • Ad'acent ci /townshi owth <br />• Ener Ci desi anon <br />Threats <br />Add Delete <br />• Need Com rehensive Plan u date Buildin location <br />• Power line ex ansion • Inflation <br />• Fuel rices ener • Fra ented school districts <br />• The econom • Excess retail <br />• Ad'acent retail • Unmana ed owth outside the ci <br />• Hi er land taxes • Landfill in vet its <br /> • Dere anon <br /> • Cotm attitude <br /> • Utili ersonal roe tax <br /> • Wildscenic re ations <br />