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Political Context: <br />The City of Lake Elmo, including the Council, Planning Commission, Parks Commission <br />and Staff, has maintained firm resolve about controlling new development in their <br />community. The directive that resulted from the Metropolitan Council's 2030 Regional <br />Development Framework, which projects an additional million residents in the seven <br />county area over the next two decades, was for each suburban community to shoulder a <br />portion of the development burden. Much of the focus in Lake Elmo was along the <br />Interstate 94 corridor, which borders the south edge of the City. <br />Following a period of disagreement about the amount and type of development the City <br />should accept and where it should occur, the Met Council and City reached accord. With <br />the political issues behind them, the City shifted Its focus to the important issue of how <br />development should behave to reinforce the qualities that make Lake Elmo a distinctive <br />village. <br />