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.PART III. GOALS, POLICY AND STANDARDS In the past, community planning has dealt with factors related primarily to "physical" features, such as the location of housing, shopping centers, industrial sites and the like. Only during the past ten years have other elements gained proper recognition, with these being economic and social considerations, ecology, governmental efficiency and the entire area of "policy planning". What is likely to happen in Hugo during the next few decades and what do the residents want to happen? Within the bounds of legal, social, and economic reasonableness, Hugo can be shaped much as the citizens desire. This can be done via the "policy planning" method as follows: 1. Setting of Goals - If certain things are desired these should be stated as specific goals to be achieved. An adequate open space system, a satisfactory transportation network, and other desires can be stated as general and translated into more specific objective-. 2. Policy,- Once goals have been set, "policy" is the official course of action adopted and utilized to attain the desired goals. For example, a goal to provide adequate open space in the Village. should be accompanied by a policy statement of how this goal is to be achieved. 3. Standards - Urban and rural development and maintenance standard-, are measures of quality. These are usually considered as the "minimum" quality desired and some standards may be enacted into law via zoning, subdivision, housing, building and other codLs and ordinances. Such standards also tend to serve as "goals" although not necessarily the "ultimate" goals since they are considered the minimum necessary for the public welfare. To the extent feasible, the goals and policies should reflect the general desires and aspirations of the citizens of the Community. These should be reviewed on a periodic basis and adequately reflected iii the standards set for controlling and guiding growth and development the Village. Ir, order to maximize the opportunity of the citizens to participate in the planning process, two methods were utilized: (1) a public informational meeting was held to provide an open forum for discussion of planning and the future of the Village; and (2) a planning questionn- aire was made available to all residents and property owners in atten- dance at the public meeting asking their opinions and desires relatin'7 to future growth and development. The following text on goals, polic"_. and standards is based upon the results of such efforts. A_ (;n Ai S Approximately one hundred twenty-five (125) persons attended a public meeting on November 8, 1972, to express their opinions, interests and desires concerning the future development of the Village. A clear 14