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Conditions
<br /> We cannot plan downtown's future without a solid understanding of what
<br /> exists. It is logical to assume that some of the conditions and trends we see
<br /> today will be important influences in the future, while others may detract from •
<br /> what is desired for the downtown and riverfront and, therefore, require atten-
<br /> tion and redirection. This section illustrates where Monticello's downtown has
<br /> been and what exists now; it provides a basis for understanding what is possi-
<br /> ble as downtown evolves over the next twenty years. If the key elements are
<br /> recognized as a part of the planning process, it should allow the plan to be
<br /> implemented without compromising what is valued and still provide direction
<br /> for elements that require adjustment.
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<br /> Cotranerdal uses in Monticello cover an area about three blocks wide between the Mississippi River on the north and
<br /> Interstate 94 on the south. (1994 aerial photograph)
<br /> Monticello is a small community located on Interstate 94 about 65 miles from
<br /> downtown Minneapolis and 30 miles from St. Cloud. It has been experiencing
<br /> the growth that would be expected due to its location on a major corridor
<br /> between these larger metropolitan areas. Most people from outside of
<br /> Monticello know the city as a result of a nuclear power plant that is visible
<br /> from I-94 just west of the Monticello exits. Many also see the development
<br /> that has erupted in Monticello in the last decade, but they only see it through
<br /> their windshields. Few from outside know that the Mississippi River forms a
<br /> significant part of the city's boundary, that remnants of the original landscape
<br /> still exist in isolated locations in the community, or that the sense of a real
<br /> downtown still exists here.
<br /> Monticello's population in 1993 was 5,293. The City's Comprehensive Plan
<br /> (dated March 1996) projects growth that will result in a population of betweenii... _
<br /> •7,200 and nearly 8,700 by 2010. Growth has resulted in a development pat-
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