City of Zumbrota Comprehensive Plan Bridging the Past and the Future 2001 Strategic Plan Update

VISION 2020 People of all ages are proud of Zumbrota and feel supported and nurtured by the community. New people are welcomed and quickly feel valued and safe. Citizen involvement is at the center of a continually improving quality of life. Planning and decision-making groups cooperate and invite input from all people. The community is proactive and responsive to change, yet respectful of the past. Businesses requiring skilled and knowledgeable workers compete to locate in Zumbrota, provide competitive wages, and become involved in community activities. Various types of attractive and affordable housing are available. The community provides high quality education, health care, and city services for all ages. The downtown is safe, inviting, and alive and has a useful variety of successful businesses. The community offers a wide range of recreational, cultural, and entertainment activities, engaging to both youth and adults. The river, parks, and trails offer high quality and distinctive opportunities to citizens and visitors. The public highways and transportation systems benefit local businesses and residents. Pride and quality are evident in all that Zumbrota does. Strategic Planning Task Force - 11/15/00

Goal #1 – Projected Population Set a 20-year population target that reflects historical growth patterns and an understanding of projected growth in the surrounding area. Population Projection: We project the population of Zumbrota to be at 4,600 in 2020, based on a current population of 2,789, and a projected growth rate of 2.5% per year over twenty years.

Goal #2 – Housing Growth Take actions that will assure an adequate housing supply, mix of housing types, and range of affordable housing to deal with Zumbrota’s projected 20-year population growth. (Projected population growth over the next 20 years will result in the addition of approximately 805 new housing units.)

Goal #3 – Community Health Care Provide high-quality, accessible health care services for the full range of Zumbrota’s residents. Goal #4 – Hwy. 52 Expansion Ensure that the planned expansion of Hwy. 52 has a positive impact on Zumbrota’s residents and businesses.

Goal #5 – Central Business District Retain and grow the viability of the Zumbrota Central Business District (CBD) Goal #6 – Industrial Development Aggressively aid in the growth and development of existing businesses and successfully complete at least 50 acres with new industries by 2008.

Goal #8 – Parks & Recreation Goal #7 - Education Aid and encourage a stable public education system that provides quality educational services for the community. Goal #8 – Parks & Recreation Assure that the river, parks, and trails offer high quality and distinctive opportunities to citizens and visitors.

Goal #9 - Annexation Assure that growth and annexation issues are properly addressed in an atmosphere of common understanding and open communication with residents of the city, townships, county, and affected property owners.

Goal #10 – Public Infrastructure Assure that the city has the water capacity and pressure, and sanitary sewer capacity to handle the residential and business growth outlined in the strategic plan. Goal #11 – Land Usage Develop the land that surrounds the city limits of Zumbrota that is consistent with planned land use within Zumbrota and other goals of the strategic plan.

Goal #12 – Arts, Culture & Entertainment Actively encourage and support the work of the Zumbrota Area Arts Council Goal #13 - Transportation Continue to develop and maintain a good transportation system that meets the needs of all residents of Zumbrota.

Task Force Members Rich Bauer, Mayor Jim Bryant Marlene DeBoef Dave Driscoll Allan Falk Chrystine Haferman Bob Hawley Tricia Hinckley Pete Hinrichs Ron Horsman Ron Johnson Pastor Rob Nelson Brad Nord Lowell Olson Parker Quammen Sidney Ronningen Roger Rueckert Chuck Sturm Paul Tschann Phil Walch Jim Wedge James Wendt Leah Wichmann Deb Wilkinson