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PART V . <br />PLAN IMPLEMENTATION <br />A very basic factor concerns the use of the plans presented in <br />this report. It is not sufficient to merely prepare plans; <br />ways must be found to effectively carry out the plans. Too <br />often in the past, communities have developed comprehensive <br />plans and then failed to properly utilize them for guiding <br />urban growth and development. <br />Another factor is that urban planning should be considered as <br />a continuing process of local government rather than a one- <br />time project. As noted herein, the plans are not intended to <br />be inflexible blueprints for action, but rather, they are <br />intended as guidelines for decision making. <br />The plans as presented in this report must be continually <br />reviewed, amended and made more specific as indicated by changing <br />needs, conditions, trends and population attitudes. Such a <br />planning process will eliminate any possibility of the plans <br />becoming obsolete through neglect and lack of use. <br />If the planning is to be successful, we must have "tools" with <br />which to effectuate the plan. The following is an outline of <br />various tools and programs normally utilized to carry out the <br />proposals of a Comprehensive Plan. <br />A. Le illation <br />Planning: Adoption of plans as an official policy statement <br />of the community, zoning and subdivision regula- <br />tions, and an official map. <br />Related: Building Code, housing code, well ordinance, <br />refuse disposal, miscellaneous others. <br />B. Capital Improvements Program and Budget <br />This is a program whereby the community lists major public <br />improvements outlined in the plan, assigns priorities, and <br />assigns cost estimates to each contemplated'project involving <br />substantial capital outlays. The needs are then related to <br />the anticipated financial resources of the community for a <br />projected period of five or six years. <br />C. Planning Administration <br />1. Prior to any official Village action on the proposed plan, <br />the following steps should be taken: <br />a. The Village Planning Commission should schedule, give <br />proper legal notice, and con uct a Public Hearing. <br />32 <br />