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| Project: |
GRANGER MUNICIPAL MASTER PLAN |
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| Location: |
Granger
Sweetwater County, Wyoming |
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| Client Address: |
Town
of Granger
P. O. Box 42, Granger, WY 82934 |
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| Contact: |
Vivian Shedden, Town Clerk |
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| Year Completed: |
2009 |
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| Project Scope:
With a declining resident population
and lack of private investment, the Town of Granger retained
Pedersen Planning Consultants (PPC) to prepare a municipal
master plan for this southwest Wyoming community of 146
residents. PPC initially examined demographic and economic
characteristics, regional economic trends, an existing community
land uses, factors influencing future land use expansion, and
available infrastructure. PPC inventoried existing land uses
and established a geographical information system (GIS) for the
community using available geospatial information from various
private and public sources. PPC interviewed various community
leaders, small business owners, representatives of industrial
companies within and outside the community, and public agencies
providing services to the community. This information was used
to determine future land use needs and demands, potential
economic development, land use expansion and annexation
opportunities, and needed improvements to municipal
infrastructure during the next decade. |
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community land use plan and major street plan that
communicates the Town of Granger’s vision for future
the type and location of future land uses, a
supporting vehicular road network, as well as
community pathway system for pedestrians and
bicyclists. |
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use and transportation plans were supplemented with the
preparation of 25 community development objectives and related
strategies. The strategies included specific tasks for
addressing constraints to future land use expansion,
opportunities for encouraging private investment, improving and
expanding municipal water and wastewater systems, developing
community facilities and recreational amenities, as well as
conserving local wetlands and wildlife habitat along the Blacks
Fork and Hams Fork drainages. PPC facilitated a process that
enabled the Granger Town Council to refine draft community
development strategies and prioritize the importance of each
community development objective.
Digital copies of the draft report
were placed on PPC’s FTP site to facilitate public review. PPC
also facilitated public discussion of the draft master plan
during a required public hearing. Community insights gained
from this discussion led to further revisions of the master
plan. |
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