[Winona Online Democracy]
Is there any commercial property available that is easil accessable to all resident available on Garvin Heights, or some that could be rezoned without objection from the residents?
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 4:18 PM To: Online Democracy Subject: FW: [Winona] growth issues surrounding Winona There has been lots of planning going on over the last 20 years. I would recommend you first contact the Wilson Township Board and they can advise you of their Planning Commission Meetings. Winona County has also complete several planning and zoning reviews in the last ten years and has updated many if not all of their planning documents. Both these government units would be good places to start as the issues are old and have been review and studied in detail and with many public hearings by many. The former Winona Township had its Comprehensive Planning Document dating back to the mid seventies all of which should be incorporated in materials now at the Planning Department of the City of Winona. Paul Double -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of MJ Greenwald Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 9:09 AM To: Winona Online Democracy Subject: [Winona] growth issues surrounding Winona Hello: I have been reading with interest the various posts from former city planners and residents of Wilson Township, concerning the annexation issues. I also have some city planning experience. I am a fairly new resident of the Wincrest neighborhood. Several new developments are now under construction in formerly rural acreage adjacent to Wincrest, and I anticipate that development pressures will continue along Garvin Heights road southwest into Wilson Township. I wonder if any WOD subscribers know whether any planning has been done by any governmental unit anticipating the future growth throughout Wilson Township? This suggestion may be controversial, but it seems eventually there will be a need for small services/commercial districts in some of the developing areas adjacent to Winona. For example, right now all the hillside residents need to get in their cars and drive down the hill to purchase a bottle of milk, loaf of bread or aspirin, to rent a videotape, or buy gasoline. The steep hill makes bicycle and pedestrian access to services out of the question for most of us. I wonder how much traffic planners believe Garvin Heights Road can accommodate? If Garvin Heights Road was put out of commission for some reason, what would the impact be on fire or emergency responses to the hill neighborhoods? Have Wilson Township or County officials done any land use planning that anticipates the effects of the trends cited by Phil Carlson? I am as sad as anyone to see the beautiful countryside disappear. However, agricultural businesses are not maintaining the land in a pristine state. If you've seen the soybean fields up on the hill running muddy after the recent rains, as I have, it raises questions about the highest and best use of all these lands. Martha Greenwald HYPERLINK "http://www.geocities.com/imagine7229"; --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.677 / Virus Database: 439 - Release Date: 5/4/2004
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