This Agreement is entered into by and among the City of Neenah ("City"), the Town of Neenah ("Town"), and the Town of Neenah Sanitary District #2. The purpose of the Agreement is to set forth the procedures, terms and conditions by which the parties wish to achieve the following mutual goals pursuant to Section 66.0301 of the Wisconsin Statutes and to settle their dispute in Town of Neenah v. City of Neenah, Winnebago Co. Case No. 2001 CV 1142 pursuant to Section 66.0225, Wisconsin Statutes:
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Orderly, planned growth for the City and the Town and the provision of appropriate, cost-effective municipal services for such development;
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Orderly boundaries between the City and the Town, promoting cost-effective provision of services and more efficient operation of all units of government;
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Continual City growth to provide the City with an ever-renewing and expanding tax base and a pool of citizen leadership;
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Continual development for the Town to replace tax base lost due to City growth, so that the Town may also have an ever-renewing and expanding tax base and a pool of citizen leadership;
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Promotion of diversity and balanced development in the City and the Town;
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Prevention of unplanned development leading to urban sprawl, and protection of the area's natural resources, including its lakes, streams, rivers, wetlands, and woodlands; and
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Promotion of quality development in the City and the Town.