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Sprawl info packet



SPRAWL PRIMER AVAILABLE

A quick and easy guide to sprawling urban growth and ways to combat it has been 
developed by the Land Stewardship Project's 1000 Friends of Minnesota Program.

The guide contains information sheets on: urban sprawl statistics; resources; 
tools for land conservation; how to organize around a land-use issue; plain talk
about takings; how to protect your community from takings claims; benefits of 
statewide land-use planning; core planning guidelines; how to hold effective 
meetings; a checklist of what to look for in a community's comprehensive plan; 
danger signs that a comprehensive plan has problems; 10 things you can do to 
stop sprawl; and victims of urban sprawl.

For a copy of the 1000 Friends guide, send a check for $4 (that includes 
postage; make the check payable to LSP) to: LSP's 1000 Friends, 2200 4th St., 
White Bear Lake, MN 55110; PHONE: (612) 653-0618.