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The county also held periodic public informational meetings as part of the integrated meeting process to allow for efficient communication to the general public and ensure access to information as key points during plan development. Each public informational meeting included both county and local information and was attended by both local and county officials. Please refer to the Issues and Opportunities chapter of the Burnett County Inventory and Trends Report for more detail. Plan Commission and Town Board Action On January 4"', 2010, the Town of Anderson Plan Commission discussed the draft comprehensive plan and passed resolution number 01042010-01 recommending approval of the plan to the Town Board. After completion of the public hearing, the Town of Anderson Town Board discussed and adopted the comprehensive plan by passing ordinance number 04132010-01 on April 13th, 2010. Public Hearing On February 271h, 2010, a public hearing was held on the recommended Town of Anderson Year 2030 Comprehensive Plan at the Town hall. The hearing was preceded by Class 1 notice and public comments were accepted for 30 days prior to the hearing. Verbal and written comments were taken into consideration by the Town Board before taking action to adopt the plan. Distribution of Plan Documents Both the recommended draft and final plan documents were provided to adjacent and overlapping units of government, the local library, and the Wisconsin Department of Administration in accordance with the Public Participation and Education Plan found in Appendix A. 1.5 Town of Anderson Issues and Opportunities The initial direction for the comprehensive planning process was set by identifying community issues and opportunities. Issues were defined as challenges, conflicts, or problems that a community is currently facing or is likely to face in the future. Opportunities were defined as the positive aspects of a community that residents are proud of and value about their community. These could either be current positive aspects of a community, or have the potential to be created in the future. In the first round of cluster meetings held December 15-16, 2008, the Town of Anderson Planning Commission Members and community representatives reviewed a base set of issues and opportunities developed by the County Planning Committee. These issues and opportunities were then revised by the participants to reflect the Town's unique conditions. After the full list was developed, each participant voted on the statements to establish a sense of priority. The following issues and opportunities were identified: Town of Anderson Year 2030 Comprehensive Plan Foth Infrastructure&Environment,LLC•1-7 June 2010