Mantua-Shalersville Meeting - Planning Group D

April 26, 2006

  • Own 54 acres; would like to see it preserved as parkland
  • Opportunities to educate people on benefits of preserving land
  • Bring others to our special place via bike trail - and go to their places - make this a destination
  • Bed + breakfast + other economical opportunities
  • Preservation of special areas
  • Uncontrolled growth- controlled “smart” growth
  • Berms on roads unsafe
  • Extending hunting opportunities needed
  • Make safe connections to elementary school
  • Start by making walk able communities start in Mantua village
  • Identify bike routes on existing roadways  
  • Encourage setbacks in pud’s
  • Sand and Gravel lakes could become important natural areas  
  • Leave some common land in developments around lakes 
  • Let nature take over around bike paths
  • Goodell-Mapel Sugar farm - important to preserve
  • Find out who owns more than 100 acres -
    Contact them to see if they
    want to donate 
  • Can we buy Portage county airport? We don’t want more jets 
  • Should be trees in parks/play grounds

Map - Concept D:

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