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City of Hutchinson Comprehensive Plan and AUAR <br />Hutchinson, Minnesota <br />Hutchinson is a city of just <br />over 13,000 people located in <br />northeastern McLeod County in <br />central Minnesota. Hutchinson <br />is roughly 53 miles south of St. <br />Cloud on Highway 15 and 65 <br />miles west of the Twin Cities on <br />Highway 7 currently covering <br />approximately eight square <br />miles. <br />The city contains a wealth of <br />natural resources including the <br />Crow River, streams, lakes, fertile <br />agricultural land, wetlands, and <br />wooded areas. <br />Hutchinson has experienced <br />steady growth over the last half <br />century. As the city continues <br />to grow, keeping up with <br />infrastructure is a challenge, <br />transportation being the largest. <br />Planning for a roadway system <br />that moves people through <br />and around the city has been a <br />major priority of the city. <br />DSU developed a <br />Comprehensive Plan update <br />with a Planning Advisory <br />Committee (PAC) consisting of <br />15 residents, City Staff, elected <br />officials, planning commission, <br />the Economic Development <br />Authority and members of the <br />surrounding townships Joint <br />Planning Board. The PAC <br />successfully gained consensus <br />and developed a successful <br />Land Use Plan and goals <br />and polices to enhance the <br />community. <br />DSU prepared an AUAR based <br />on the updated Land Use Plan. <br />The 17,000 -acre UAR area is the <br />largest AUAR completed in the <br />state and involved the City, four <br />townships and McLeod County. <br />Hassan Valley <br />Township <br />j Hassan Valley. <br />Township <br />