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Long Prairie council adopts addendum to comprehensive plan to add broadband, housing and environmental priorities
Summary
On Sept. 10 the Long Prairie City Council adopted Resolution No. 25-09-10-27, adding a 2025 supplement to the city’s 2015 comprehensive plan that emphasizes broadband, housing, food security and environmental resilience; the Planning Commission recommended the addendum after public hearings and 186 survey responses.
At its Sept. 10 meeting, the Long Prairie City Council unanimously adopted Resolution No. 25-09-10-27, approving a 2025 addendum to the city’s 2015 comprehensive plan to incorporate priorities such as broadband expansion, housing and neighborhood strategies, food security, cultural inclusion and enhanced stormwater and energy resilience.
The addendum, prepared with assistance from Region Five Development Commission, frames planning around six themes—Built, Social, Individual, Cultural, Political and Environmental—and is intended to supplement, not replace, the 2015 plan. City officials said the document responds to recent community input, including a public survey that received 186 responses, and guidance and funding priorities from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for resilience and environmental programming.
Council Member Lilah Gripne moved to add Resolution No. 25-09-10-27 to the comprehensive plan; Council Member Clint Krueger seconded. The Planning & Zoning Commission had earlier held public hearings (May 27 and June 24, with a follow-up on Aug. 26) and recommended adoption of the addendum. The council’s action on Sept. 10 was unanimous.
The addendum highlights a series of actionable priorities: expanding broadband and digital infrastructure; addressing housing availability and preserving neighborhood quality; improving access to childcare, health services and public safety programs; adding goals for food security and individual well-being; promoting cultural inclusion and local entrepreneurship; and strengthening environmental measures such as stormwater management, energy efficiency and renewable-energy planning. City documents accompanying the resolution indicate the Planning Commission will continue work to update areas of the original 2015 plan that remain outstanding and to integrate implementation metrics over the coming year.
Because the addendum was adopted as a supplement, the existing 2015 plan remains in force and will continue to guide rezoning and conditional-use decisions. The council did not attach a new funding package at adoption; follow-up work and specific project proposals will return to the commission and council for separate review and approval.
The council is scheduled to continue planning-related work at future meetings; the Planning & Zoning Commission will proceed with recommended updates to the full plan during the next year.
