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Mix Land Uses
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Take Advantage of Compact Building Design
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Create a Range of Housing Opportunities and Choices
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Create Walkable Communities
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Foster Distinctive, Attractive Communities With A Strong Sense of Place
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Preserve Open Space, Farmland, Natural Beauty, and Critical Environmental Areas
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Strengthen and Direct Development Toward Existing Communities
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Provide a Variety of Transportation Options
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Make Development Decisions Predictable, Fair and Cost Effective
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Encourage Community and Stakeholder Collaboration in Development Decisions
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« Left - The Tenents of: The "Smart Growth" Initiative Guide for "Sustainable" Development for generations to come. FACT: Michigan is losing greenspace and farmland at 8 times the rate of the states population growth, due to sprawling development!
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We track and inventory sites which are suitable for higher density multiple family developments thruout our area. Sites available with sewer, water, zoning, some are located within a QCT for affordable housing - family or senior citizen. Give us a call - we can guide you to a good parcel for your development.
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Jackson High School The recent remodeling and restoration of this great 1920's building has been the talk of Michigan "smart growth" advocates. This reinvestment proved to be - Cost effective and an efficient use of resources / infrastructure, maintains an urban core location, supports achieving a more walkable community, provides multiple transportation options, promotes a greater sense of community, preserves existing mixed land uses, will strengthen and direct other development toward the existing community. Well Done!
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