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<br />the plan's direction and the decision-making <br />that follows. <br /> <br />Plans are often developed by outside <br />experts, a top-down approach which the public <br />may resent. Having the public participate is <br />more of a "bottom-up" approach and will have <br /> <br />Soldier's Grove, Wisconsin <br />1979 Relocation Project <br />Kickopoo River <br /> <br />Objectives <br />./ Flood hazard reduction ./ The relocation was <br />./ Economic development financed through tax. <br />./ Urban revitalization increment financing. <br />./ Recreation ./ Relocation saves an <br /> estimated $127,000 <br />Innovative Aspects annually in flood damages <br />./ The Town's business (1975 dollars). <br /> district was rebuilt as a ./ Total costs are estimated <br /> solar village. at $7 million, versus $8.1 <br />./ Homes in the flood fringe million for the levee <br /> were raised above the 100 alternative (1985 dollars). <br /> year elevation. ./ Assessed property <br />Accomplishments valuation nearly doubled <br /> and 64 jobs were created. <br />./ A flood way was converted ./ Energy costs were <br /> to a riverside park and reduced. <br /> recreation area. ./ Community spirit was <br />./ A Planned Unit Develop- renewed. <br /> ment was used for the <br /> relocation site. <br /> <br /> <br />~- <br /> <br />. , <br /> <br />a better chance of sMcceeding. The benefits of <br />bottomRup planning are outlined in Figure 2. <br /> <br />Figure 2 <br /> <br />..Advantages;to <br />.UBottomup" . <br />'Planning <br /> <br /> <br />.I Strengthens local support. <br /> <br /> <br />./ Makes plan realistic. <br /> <br /> <br />.t' Eliminates surprises. <br /> <br /> <br />./ Avoids misinformation. <br /> <br />Make sure that all interested parties are repre- <br />seoted. Encourage them to express their <br />concerns, needs, issues and solutions. Use an <br />impartial facilitator to get people to interact. <br /> <br />The facilitator should be familiar with the <br />planning goals, but have little or no interest in <br />the outcome. If you are working with a large <br />group, you may want to break out into several <br />smaller groups and use a facilitator for each. <br /> <br />For further information and examples, see <br />the Public Participation Chapter in Appendix D. <br /> <br />Step Three: Collecting Ideas <br /> <br />Now start collecting ideas expressing the <br />participant's concerns, problems, needs and <br />solutions. The facilitator can list these ideas on <br />a chalk board, overhead or flip chart. Flip charts <br />work well since the pages can be removed and <br />displayed. It is important that all participants <br />see the ideas which were already expressed to <br />keep generating new ideas. <br /> <br />During the process of collecting ideas, the <br />role of the facilitator becomes increasingly <br />important. This person must not only keep track <br />of ideas, but also keep the participant's thoughts <br />focused on mitigation and land use issues. <br />When the participant's ideas start to wander, the <br />facilitator must bring them back to the issues at <br />hand. The facilitator must know the issues, but <br />have limited or no interest in the outcome. The <br />facilitator can then generate discussion without <br />influencing ideas. <br /> <br />34 <br /> <br />COM.MUNITY FLOOD MlTIGATlON PLANNING GUIDEBOOK <br />