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e e e ~..., [00 GOVERNOR ROMER'S 9-STEP PLAN FOR SMART GROWTH IN COLORADO Colorado is a unique and wonderful place. That is why so many people want to work and raise their families here. The challenge is to find a way to grow without losing our special character. Colorado needs to grow smart, not just grow pig. The decisions we make today will determine whethe~ or not that happens. Gov. Romer has outlined a 9-step plan for smart growth that builds on our traditions to create a locally driven, bottom up process. 1. Local Visions Each local community needs to create its own vision for how it wants to look 50 years from now. It needs to identify where and how to grow, how to remain liveable, and what unique attributes to preserve. To help, Gov. Romer has directed the departments of Local Affairs and Natural Resources to work with the board of Great Outdoors Colorado and others to help fund these local efforts.,' 2. Reqional Visions Neighboring communities need to come together to coordinate and reconcile their individual visions into a regional vision for smart growth. Whether based on river basins, transportation corridors, common business districts', or other factors, these regions need ,to be defined locally, not by the state. 3. Ouality Growth Advisory Team The Governor is creating a Quality Growth Advisory Team to help communi ties and regions in this process. This team will be available upon request to provide technical expertise, data, coordination or support. The team will consist of key representatives from the departments of Transportation, Local Affairs, Public Health and Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture as well as telecommunications officials from the state.' 4. Create a State Vision Like patches in a quilt, these regional visions need to be sewn together to create a state vision for smart growth. To make this happen, the Quality Growth Advisory Team will work with regions to identify issues that need to be reconciled or addressed at the state level. Regional representatives will then come together to determine the best way to address these issues. 5. Aliqn State Policies to a State Vision For these visions to become reality, state agencies and policies may need to be changed. This might include realigning service boundaries, reorganizing agencies and departments, or rethinking, specific rules and regulations. Based on local' advice as well as the recommendations of the Quality Growth Advisory Team, the Governor will direct state agencies to make appropriate changes.