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<br />Bothell Vision Statement <br /> <br /> <br />hereby set forth and pledge our commitment to achieve a common vision for the future of the Bothell <br />community. <br /> <br />Our vision is drawn from scores of hopes and dreams offered by interested citizens responding to an <br />open invitation from the City of Bothell to imagine our community in the future. From these hopes and <br />dreams emerge the central values which we as a community hold in common: <br /> <br />We believe that the essence of a prosperous and vibrant city is found not in its structures but <br />in the collective spirit of those who live and who work within the community. We hold that the <br />built aspects of a communityÏits transportation network, utilities system, buildings and other <br />facilitiesÏshould not be considered as ends in themselves, but as means for enhancing the <br />quality of life and enriching the human spirit. <br /> <br />We believe that certain controls on the choices of individual action are appropriate to ensure <br />that the community's best interests are realized. <br /> <br />We believe that human activities should be considered as one component of a complex <br />system of relationships among living things and their environment and that we have a <br />responsibility to ourselves and to future generations to seek a mutually supportive balance <br />within this system. <br /> <br /> <br />based on the above values, is of a community which: <br /> <br />1.Celebrates and respects its picturesque setting by achieving harmony between the built and <br />natural environments; <br /> <br />2.Fosters the fulfillment of human potential through an assortment of educational, recreational <br />and cultural opportunities available to individuals and families of all ages, incomes and ethnic <br />backgrounds; <br /> <br />3.Demonstrates a commitment to sustainability through the actions of residents, <br />businesses and public institutions, by living and working in ways that meet the needs <br />of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own <br />needs; <br /> <br />4.Demonstrates a commitment to the conservation of scarce resources through the actions of <br />residents, businesses and public institutions; <br /> <br />5.Develops and maintains a transportation system which serves land use and conservation <br />goals and offers a variety of motorized and non-motorized modes of travel, placing emphasis <br />on each, so as to maximize individual choice; <br /> <br /> Comprehensive Plan VS -1 <br />Introduction and Vision Statement <br />Updated through 2010 <br /> <br />