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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ridesharing. A major part of this new transit investment would be a high capacity transit system (either rail or busway) that would link each center(except Bremerton). C. Snohomish County Tomorrow - Countywide Planning Policies In Snohomish County, the first step in coordinated planning efforts called for by the GMA actually began in 1989, before the passage of the State law. Cities, towns, tribes and the county joined together as Snohomish County Tomorrow to begin development of goals and policies to address the many issues related to growth in the future. The Growth Management Act requires that counties adopt countywide planning policies to provide a framework for cities and counties to develop comprehensive plans. The purpose of the policies is to express a regional vision and help measure consistency of local plans. Snohomish County Tomorrow steering committee decided to use the Snohomish County Tomorrow goals as the basis for the countywide policies. In 1993, Snohomish County Tomorrow recommended adoption, and the Snohomish County Council adopted countywide policies for: • Implementing Urban Growth Areas, • Promotion of Contiguous and Orderly Development and Provisions of Services, • Joint County and City Planning Within Urban Growth Areas, • Rural Land Use, • Housing, • Siting of Public Capital Facilities of a Countywide or Statewide Nature, • Economic Development and Employment, and • Transportation. Snohomish County Tomorrow endorsed the PSRC VISION 2020/Destination 2030 Growth and Transportation Strategy as the basis for the Countywide Planning Policies. The policies have been amended a number of times since 1993. D. Everett Visioning Reports 1. Everett VISION 2000 Goals and Actions. In 1991, a group of citizens appointed by Mayor Pete Kinch developed a series of goals and recommended actions embodied in a "shared vision" of Everett's future. The topics discussed in the Everett VISION 2000 document include: • Home and Neighborhood • Economy and Prosperity • Environment and Nature • Leisure Time, Traditions and the Arts • Civic Life, Learning and Public Services • Transportation and Infrastructure The City Council accepted the Everett Vision 2000 report as a policy guide to be used in the development of the city's comprehensive plan. 2. Everett VISION 2025 In 2004, Mayor Ray Stephanson appointed a Vision Team comprised of citizens representing a wide cross-section of interests to develop a shared vision of what Everett should aspire to INTRODUCTION 4