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i •` B rook,dild , Master plaq input sought From' age 1 tem, it has maty, many many positive attributes," Caliandra said."Those are thin which= if properly enhlance support- ed, extended —= will noE only. keep people in;Brookfield,*but attract people to come there and live there id invest there." He said that one of the things that sets Brookfield apart from most suburbs farther west is that it is a complete co�imunity that includes both prime rest- dentbd areas -and subsfaritial business tone&. hi that'sense, Caliandro said;' the often-criti-' sized BIue Mond Road busi- ness corridor should be consid- ered an asset more than -a liability. He said Brookfield has "so much available! so close".and residents can get to much of it with relative ease.He called the Attribute"connectivity." • "Other communities. don't have that, and'it will-not be 40 years until theyihave the multi-- plicity of thesel elements with which to connect,". Caliandro said Roger Ki p, also of the Cu-. ningham Group, said that:*in many ways,our lob is to identify ways to improve;that connectivi- ty and create -:possibilities and- enhance .the possibilities• that exist now." He said,for example;a system .of paths could'.be planned to . give people mode use of the ex' tensive wetlands and'natural areas that the city government has acquired in various parts.of Brookfield. The consultants, who.-were .hired by the city for $70,000.'to' help develop the masCir"pl'an,* • have been meetingwith•.city leaders to obtain their thoughts on Brookfield's future. Officials.expe the-Brookfield Year 2020 Maser plan.-to be completed by the end of 1999..,