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Legend ID ZPC CC BOS Town Other BOE BOF BWC EDC HDC PRC Res. VFD 1 2 3 Reference Zoning & Planning Commission Conservation Commission Board of Selectmen Town Departments, Officials and Staff Other Boards, Agencies, or Persons Board of Education Board of Finance Water Commission Economic Devel. Historic District Parks & Recreation Residents Volunteer Fire Dept. Definition Highest Priority Important Priority Important COMMUNITY FACILITY STRATEGIES (cont.) Page ZPC CC BOS Town Other Aim For Efficiency & Economy 14. Plan and maintain flexibility in school facilities in order to accommodate 90 BOE enrollment “waves.” 15. Continue arrangements between the School Department and the Recreation Department for use of facilities at existing and possible future schools. 90 BOE PRC 16. Continue to maintain facilities in good condition. 90 Undertake Other Important Strategies 17. Provide programs to attract and retain the volunteer component of the Fire/EMS department. 18. Encourage the creation of fire ponds, dry hydrants, and storage tank installations where needed in the community. 19. Study ways to improve traffic circulation in the Town Center for emergency response. 20. Consider the need for additional bypass roads around the center to help emergency access and provide for traffic circulation needs. 21. Consider automating the pavement management system in the Public Works Department for road and sidewalk maintenance. 90 1 VFD 90 VFD 90 3 22. Undertake a master drainage study. 90 3 23. Identify and pursue water-based recreation sites. 90 3 90 90 2 VFD PRC 128
TRANSPORTATION STRATEGIES Page ZPC CC BOS Town Other Improve Roadway Circulation 1. Implement circulation alternatives that serve the Town Center area and relieve traffic on major roads, such as possible “ring roads” around the Center. 2. Update road standards in local regulations to provide for vehicular circulation while preserving community character. 3. Continue to reduce curb cuts, interconnect parking areas, and implement other access management strategies along arterial roads. 4. Require road connections in new developments while recognizing that culde-sac streets are desired by developers and homeowners. 98 2 5. Evaluate unpaved roads for improvement, abandonment, or discontinuance. 98 3 6. Consider allowing landscaped center islands in permanent cul-de-sacs with 98 appropriate design standards. 7. Encourage creation and enhancement of scenic roads. 98 8. Consider reclassifying roads, when appropriate. 98 9. Continue to maintain and upgrade local roads. 98 10. Implement the recommendations from the study of the Town Center and 98 continue to make improvements in the Town Center. 2 11. Pursue interchange improvements at exit 17 of Route 2. 98 2 12. Request that ConnDOT review traffic signal sequencing annually at a 98 minimum to avoid creating undue traffic congestion. 2 98 98 98 2 2 Improve Transit Services 13. Increase regional mass transit services in cooperation with other nearby communities. 14. Expand dial-a-ride service to meet the needs of elderly, disabled, and other Colchester residents. 100 100 2 129
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COLCHESTER
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2001 Colchester Plan of Conservatio
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2001 Colchester Plan of Conservatio
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Colchester Street Map
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Statutory Reference Section 8-23 of
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The Planning Process WHERE WE ARE W
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PRIORITY ISSUES Many issues that ar
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Congregational Church As population
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Reasons For Moving To Colchester At
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Migration Statistics Year Household
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Adults (ages 20-54) Adults (ages 20
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Use Versus Zoning The table on this
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Definitions Developed Land - land t
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Sampling & Variation The sample siz
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Tax Base Composition Percent Busine
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Telephone Survey What Makes Colches
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Implementation See the implementati
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Town Efforts At Protecting Natural
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Natural Diversity Database The Conn
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Open Space in Colchester Perceived
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Land Acquisition Fund Section 7-131
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Trails The Open Space Plan on page
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For many years, Colchester has had
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Historic Resources Map 45
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ASSESSMENT For many years, Colchest
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COMMUNITY STRUCTURE 8 OVERVIEW Comm
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Map defining Centers 51
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HOUSING & RESIDENTIAL AREAS 9 OVERV
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ASSESSMENT Issues related to reside
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Conventional Subdivision Design Ope
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Density Definition Residential dens
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Establish Economic Development Foca
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Development Types Village Business
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