SCTWP Residents
Meeting - Jordan Library Conference Room Thu Feb 23, 2017 7pm
Purpose of information gathering:
To gather and
understand the needs of the residents of Sand Creek Twpfor
future development, expansion, preservation of our interests and Creek
resources that can eventually be fed back to Scott County’s 2040 Comp plan and
Twp Long term Planning.
Timeline for gathering and sharing inputs:
Residents of Sand Creek Twp Planning Discussions (meet at
Jordan Library conf room); Update at each Twp Board mtg
Main focus throughout
2017 will be at monthly Twp board meetings (1st Thu month @7pm).
Scott County/TwpBoard information sharingmtgs-Jan,Mar,
Apr, Aug.AllTwp input due by Dec 2017.
Suggestions for ongoing working group/committee:
Setup additional date
& time outside Twpmtgs to gather/organize input(we can reserve Library Conf Room)
Elect committee/spokesperson/chairperson
for reporting back into monthly Twp Board mtgs.
Select
Volunteer to share info at Twp Board mtg
Review 2030 Comp Plan
documents of interest via links below vs your
interests and share next meeting
Method of future
communications: PeggyJo email distribution, JI, SC
Twp website
Handouts –
2030 Comp plan - https://www.scottcountymn.gov/469/2030-Comprehensive-Plan
2030 Vision - https://www.scottcountymn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/494
2040 Comp Plan Timeline&
Community Engagement Plan
Maps – Land Use, Future Functional
Roadways, Natural Area Corridors, Parks & Trails System
Public Opinion Analysis (May 18,
2006)
Twp Website - http://www.sandcreekmn.org/
Focus Areas, Ideas and Questions Thursday Feb 23, 7PM (Input from Breakouts on Feb 2):
***Transportation Systems,Roads, Infrastructure,
Technology.
More Representation by County
Commissioner
Well testing (By the Yard) for contaminates,
particles, smell, etc
***Residential Development, Mining, Community Solar
Gardens, Commercial Industrial Development, Manufacturing.
***Land Planning, Growth Planning, Annexation, SC
Twp development growth.
Orderly Annexation agreement by
property owner; no forced annexation
Zoning to stay at 40 acres per
resident
***Natural Resources, Water, Parks Trails, Paths,
Ag preservation, Land, Vegetation, Soils, Bluff
line, Wetlands, Aquifers, Creeks & Rivers
Preserve land as
Ag use& rural way of life
Plan for open
space
Erosion causes
problems w/water system
Property rights;
how to stop urban expansion
***Relationships, Sand Creek Township, Jordan,
Scott County, other townships, Collaboration.
Relationships with
neighboring Twp; Louisville Twp, etc
Work with other
Twp’s on common themes: New Market hired a consultant to collect input
Communicate/Coordinate
Hwy 169 Frontage Rds
Renaissance
Festival new location?
***2040 Comp Plan.
Timeline of the 2040 comp plan
***Life in Sand Creek Township. Who are we, who do we want to become?
Rural. Not city. Keep areas as Ag land
***Other Ideas:
What’s Critical to Sand Creek?
How do we make SCTWP the model TWP?
Clear Perspective on what we want
Need to know what we can & can’t
fight for