TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

INTRODUCTION      2

            Location   3

            Climate and Topography         3

            History       4

            The Purpose of Comprehensive Planning            5

            The Planning Process            5

            Comprehensive Plan Components        6

            Governmental and Jurisdiction Organization      7

 

COUNTY CHARACTERISTICS PROFILE            8

            Demographic Profile            9

                        Population Trends and Analysis            9

                        Migration Analysis            9

                        Age Structure            10

                        Population Projections            12

                                    Trend Line Analysis            12

                                    Cohort Survival Analysis            13

                                    Bureau of Business Research (BBR)   13

                                    Summary of Population Projections            13

            Housing Profile            14

                        Age of Existing Housing Stock            15

                        Housing Trends            16

                        Housing Condition            18

                        Summary of Housing Profile  19

            Economy and Employment Profile            20

                        Income Statistics            20

                        Income and Housing            22

                        Income Source and Public Assistance            24

                        Employment Industry            25

                        Commuter Trends            26

                        Regional Basic/Non-Basic Analysis            27

                        Summary of Economy and Employment Profile  29

            Agricultural Profile            30

                        Summary of Agriculture Profile  32

           

COUNTY FACILITIES PROFILE            33

            Recreational Facilities            34

                        Municipal Facilities            34

                        State Parks   35

                        Private Recreational             37

            Educational Facilities            38

                        Public Schools            38

                        Private Schools            40

                        Educational Service Unit      40

                        Southwest Area Training Service (SWATS)            40

                        Post Secondary Schools            41

            Fire, Rescue, and Police Protection         43

                        Fire and Rescue Protection            43

                        Police Protection            45

            County Buildings            46

                        County Courthouse            46

                        County Fairgrounds            46

            Transportation Facilities            46

                        Truck Line Service            46

                        Railroad Service            47

                        Bus Service 47

                        Taxi Service 47

                        Airports           47

                                    McCook Municipal Airport            47

                                    North Platte’s Lee Bird Field            47

                                    Central Nebraska Regional Airport            48

                                    Lee Field    48

                                    Hoyt            48

            Communication Facilities            48

                        Telephone Services            48

                        Internet Services            48

                        Radio and Television            48

                        Newspapers    49

            Public Utilities            49

                        Electrical Service            49

                        Natural Gas and Propane Service 49

                        Refuse Collection            49

            Health Facilities            49

                        Medical Clinics            49

                                    The McCook Clinic   49

                                    Tri Valley Medical Clinics 50

                                    HealthCare Services Medical Clinic            50

                                    Trenton Regional Medical Clinic            50

                                    Stratton Medical Center 50

                        Specialist Center            50

                        Hospitals          50

                                    Community Hospital            50

                                    Dundy County Hospital            51

                                    Cambridge Memorial Hospital            51

                        Senior Facilities            51

 

GOALS AND POLICIES            53

            Introduction            54

            Goals and Policies for Red Willow County            59

            General Land Use     59

            Residential Land Use            60

            Agricultural Land use            62

            Population            63

            Environment and Natural Resources            64

            Economic Development       66

            Public Facilities and Taxes            67

            Transportation         68

            Education            69

            Parks and Recreation         70

 

ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL AND MAN-MADE RESOURCES            72

            Introduction            73

            Natural Environmental Conditions          73

                        Parent Material            73

                                    Windblown Silt            73

                                    Colluvium       74

                                    Alluvium         74

            Soil Associations       74

                        Holdrege-Keith Association            74

                        Hord, Terrace-McCook-Bridgeport Association            77

                        Sandy Alluvial Lan-Las-Glenberg Association            78

                        Colby Association            78

            Prime Cropland            79

            Dryland Capability Classification   79

            Soil Limitations          80

            Water Supply            83

            Physiography, Relief, and Drainage            84

            Man-Made Conditions          88

                        Urban Development            88

                        Transportation and Markets            90

                        Public Facility Impacts            90

 

EXISTING LAND USE ANALYSIS            91

            Introduction            92

            Physical Character            92

                        Rural Residential Development            93

                        Rural Commercial Development            95

                        Rural Industrial Development            95

                                    Rural Public/Quasi-Public/Recreation Development            95

                                    Agricultural Livestock Production            96

                        Existing Land Use            97

 

FUTURE LAND USE PLAN  98

            Introduction            99

            Principles and Concepts            99

            Land Use Component Concepts            100

                        Agricultural Uses            100

                        Non-Agricultural Residential Uses     100

                        Commercial and Industrial Uses            101

                        Recreational Development            101

            The Future Land Use Plan  102

                        General Agricultural Use      102

                        Transitional Development            104

                        River Corridor Protection Area            104

            Future Land Use Summary            105

 

TRANSPORTATION PLAN            106

            Introduction            107

            Transportation Planning and Land Use     107

            Street and Road Classification System            108

            Existing Transportation System            110

            Red Willow County Transportation Improvements     112

            Nebraska Department of Roads Improvements     112

 

PLAN IMPLEMENTATION            114

            Introduction            115

            Action Plan            115

            Support Programs for the Action Plan  115

            Comprehensive Plan Maintenance       116

                        Annual Review of the Plan      116

            Plan Amendment Procedures          117

                        Unanticipated Opportunity            117

                        Methods for Evaluating Development Proposals            117
TABLE OF TABLES

 

Table 1:                        Population Trends, Red Willow County & Communities, 1970-1998                        9

Table 2:                        Migration Analysis, Red Willow County, 1960-1999                        10

Table 3:                        Age Structure Characteristics, Red Willow County 1980-1990                        11

Table 4:                        Housing Trends, Red Willow County, 1980-1990                        16

Table 5:                        Tenure of Household by Housing Characteristics, Red Willow

                        County, 1980-1990                        18

Table 6:                        Housing Condition, Red Willow County, 1980-1990                        19

Table 7:                        Household Income, Red Willow County, 1980-1990                        21

Table 8:                        Household Income by Age (55 Years and Older), Red Willow

                        County, 1990                        21

Table 9:                        Housing Costs as a Percentage of Household Income, Red Willow

                        County, 1990                        23

Table 10:                        Income by Source, Red Willow County, 1970-1997                        23

Table 11:                        Transfer Payments, Red Willow County and Nebraska 1970-1997                        24

Table 12:                        Employment by Industry, Red Willow County and Nebraska,

                        1980 and 1990                        25

Table 13:                        Commuter Population Trends, Red Willow County, 1960-1990                        27

Table 14:                        Basic/Non-Basic Employment by Occupation, Red Willow County,

1990....................... 28

Table 15:                        Regional and State Labor Force Comparisons, Red Willow County,

                        1990                        29

Table 16:                        Agricultural Profile, Red Willow County, 1982-1997                        30

Table 17:                        Number of Farms by Size, Red Willow County, 1982-1997                        30

Table 18:                        Number of Farms and Livestock by Type, Red Willow County,

                        1982-1997                        31

Table 19:                        Number of Farms and Crops by Type, Red Willow County,

                        1982-1997                        32

Table 20:                        Public School Fall Enrollment Districts Serving Red Willow County,

                        1999-2000                        40

Table 21:                        School District Valuations and Cost Per Student (ADA)* Districts

                        Serving Red Willow County, 1998-1999                        40


Table 22:                        County Law Enforcement Data, Red Willow and Nearby Counties

                        1996-1998                        45

Table 23:                        Negative Aspects of Red Willow County                        56

Table 24:                        Positive Aspects of Red Willow County                        57

Table 25:                        Issues Facing Red Willow County                        58

Table 26:                        Future Projects for Red Willow County                        58

Table 27:                        Use Limitations of Existing Soils Within Red Willow County,

                        Nebraska                        81

Table 28:                        One and Six Year Transportation Plan Red Willow County, 2000                        112

                       


TABLE OF FIGURES

 

Figure 1:                        Population Trends and Projections, Red Willow County,

1900-2020....................... 14

Figure 2:                        Age of Existing Housing Stock; Red Willow County, 1990                        15

Figure 3:                        School District Map                        39

Figure 4:                        Fire District Map                        44

Figure 5:                        Soil Associations                        76

Figure 6:                        Soil Suitability for Septic Tanks                        85

Figure 7:                        Soil Suitability for Sewage Lagoons and C.L.F.O.s                        86

Figure 8:                        Slopes by Soil Association                        87

Figure 9:                        Flood Hazards                        89

Figure 10:                        Existing Land Use                        94

Figure 11:                        Future Land Use                        103

Figure 12:                        Transportation Classification Plan Map                        111

Figure 13:                        Transportation Improvement Plan                        113