11. Intergovernmental Cooperation Element

Goal 1: Pursue a land use policy of agricultural land preservation through joint planning with local townships.

Objective: Support the concept of village subdivisions as a superior housing concept than un-serviced rural subdivisions or unrestricted, scattered rural residential development.

Objective: Support the concept of “funneling” residential subdivisions into Edgar to promote village economic development.

Objective: Support town ordinances that promote farmland preservation, i.e. land division ordinances, minimum parcel size.

Policies

The Village supports joint planning with the surrounding towns.

Strategies/Actions.

• Meet with surrounding towns to develop joint land use plans.
• Utilize the Village’s extraterritorial authority to review developments that are proposed in the extraterritorial area surrounding the Village.
• Meet with surrounding towns to develop intergovernmental agreements to direct growth to the Village of Edgar.
• Discuss a tax base sharing arrangement with surrounding towns to ensure that all communities are adequately able to fund the required services, while also preserving agricultural and natural lands.

Goal 2: Pursue orderly development along the STH 29 and CTH H corridor.

Objective: Meet with town officials to consider growth scenarios and come up with a long-term development plan.

Policies

The Village of Edgar supports directing future growth to the STH 29 and CTY H corridor.

Strategies/Actions

• Meet with surrounding towns to develop a long-range corridor plan for the STH 29/CTH H corridor.