2. Shelby County Comprehensive Plan Working Group Tim Macholl, Morgan Johnston, Nathan Jones, Yijie Zheng

3. Shelby County Comprehensive Plan Working Group Goal: To update the Shelby County Comprehensive Plan Phase One: Identify key issues affecting Shelby County (expected completion date = middle of September) Phase Two: Propose options for responding to the issues (expected completion date = end of October) Phase Three: Present a final draft of a Comprehensive Plan for review by the Shelby County Board (expected completion date = middle of December)

4. Six Issues 1.The DiME Effect 2.Growing Crops and Cultivating Growth 3.The Soil, Water, and Fields 4.The Army Corps of Engineers and The Lake 5.Wanting What You Have and Having What You Want 6.Putting Assets to Work

5. Decatur Mattoon Effingham

6. 3 Movies K-Mart 4 Arbys Menards 2 Wal-Marts Circuit City Wal-Mart McDonalds 2 Movies K-Mart Arbys Menards Wal-Mart 2 McDonalds Movies Arbys Wal-Mart McDonalds

7. Six Issues 1.The DiME Effect 2.Growing Crops and Cultivating Growth 3.The Soil, Water, and Fields 4.The Army Corps of Engineers and The Lake 5.Wanting What You Have and Having What You Want 6.Putting Assets to Work

8. Rich Rural Farm Land and Natural Resources

11. Six Issues 1.The DiME Effect 2.Growing Crops and Cultivating Growth 3.The Soil, Water, and Fields 4.The Army Corps of Engineers and The Lake 5.Wanting What You Have and Having What You Want 6.Putting Assets to Work

14. Six Issues 1.The DiME Effect 2.Growing Crops and Cultivating Growth 3.The Soil, Water, and Fields 4.The Army Corps of Engineers and The Lake 5.Wanting What You Have and Having What You Want 6.Putting Assets to Work

16. Six Issues 1.The DiME Effect 2.Growing Crops and Cultivating Growth 3.The Soil, Water, and Fields 4.The Army Corps of Engineers and The Lake 5.Wanting What You Have and Having What You Want 6.Putting Assets to Work

18. 2000 1990

20. Six Issues 1.The DiME Effect 2.Growing Crops and Cultivating Growth 3.The Soil, Water, and Fields 4.The Army Corps of Engineers and The Lake 5.Wanting What You Have and Having What You Want 6.Putting Assets to Work

21. County Assets Land People Neighbors Lake Shelbyville Tourist Attractions County Internet Sites Towns, Cities, Villages

22. Shelby County Comprehensive Plan Working Group Goal: To update the Shelby County Comprehensive Plan Phase One: Identify key issues affecting Shelby County (expected completion date = middle of September) Phase Two: Propose options for responding to the issues (expected completion date = end of October) Phase Three: Present a final draft of a Comprehensive Plan for review by the Shelby County Board (expected completion date = middle of December)

23. Where do we go from here?

24. Keep Recreation Money in the County Actively promote the County through websites, brochures, and events Direct visitors to recreational areas, restaurants, and attractions with signs Hand out coupon books at camp grounds and other accommodations to encourage visitors to get out into the County

25. Target Residential Growth Boomerang segment: people who are from here might want to come back Lake Visitors: long term visitors might choose to relocate here DiME residents: might want to live or retire in the county

26. Protect agricultural land by encouraging good land and building design Minimize the amount of residential development in agricultural areas Encourage flood control, stormwater runoff and soil conservation efforts Sustain Agricultural Production

27. Shelby County Comprehensive Plan Working Group Goal: To update the Shelby County Comprehensive Plan Phase One: Identify key issues affecting Shelby County (expected completion date = middle of September) Phase Two: Propose options for responding to the issues (expected completion date = end of October) Phase Three: Present a final draft of a Comprehensive Plan for review by the Shelby County Board (expected completion date = middle of December)

28. Mac Butler Zoning Administrator 301 E. Main St. Room 2 Shelbyville, IL 62565 217-774-1499 sczone@consolidated.net Contact Information Prof. Hopkins, l-hopkins@uiuc.edu Tim Macholl, macholl@uiuc.edu Morgan Johnston, mbjohnst@uiuc.edu Nathan Jones, nmjones1@uiuc.edu Yijie Zheng, zheng5@uiuc.edu Department of Urban and Regional Planning 111 Temple Buell Hall 611 Taft Drive Champaign, IL 61820 217-840-6766 (Nathan Jones)