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11 The intent seems plain. Some municipalities have stated that their access to master plans has come only after the agency has adopted the plan., making subs- tantive change to meet their concerns improbable. If this has happened, it is not consistent with policy.- From .another point of view, some implementing agencies cite cases in which municipalities have delayed plan approval unduly in some cases insisting upon conditions which work. against the agency or the regional interest. Some imple- menting agencies have been prevented from installing needed improvements, even developments for which the municipalities had given earlier concept approval.. There are differences in the laws which control implementing agencies from one jurisdiction to another and some of these have, on occasion, blocked an implementing agency from going ahead with regional projects. One major effect some municipalities have exerted upon regional open space has been special assessments levied against parks. The Council, the ,.commission and some of the implementing agencies have stated increasing concern over the pro- cess by which municipalities have made special assessments against regional parkland, questioning if they were based upon actual benefits to the park. Other concerns are about how. assessments should be paid and when they should be set. One remedy suggested is that the municipality and the implementing agency could agree to treat the master plan as a conditional use permit, possibly meeting at once concerns on the part of the municipalities, the implementing agency and the Council about the current planning process. Related Questions: 1. How much control over regional park development should municipalities have? What happens if more than one municipality is involved? 2. Are the problems real and large enough to be worth bothering about? 3. If an implementing agency and municipality agreed to treat a regional park master plan for development as a conditional use permit, would it help resolve the problems cited? 4. Is there a simpler and, therefore, better way to deal with the concerns? 5. What are the "pluses and minuses" to a municipality from a regional park located within or adjacent to its boundaries? ISSUE 12. How much leadership does or should the Council"s recreation open space program prow a in a area o a Irma eve ac ion an m~nori y us~ness Currently, the policy plan for recreation open space does not address this issue. In its recent contracts, the Council (May 2983) has inserted language as follows: The Council shall not discriminate...on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, affectional or sexual preference, age., political affiliate, marital status, or status with regard to public