Note: It is important to stress that the following principles are equally important and therefore have not been prioritized in any manner.

• Minimize impact on farmland by utilizing a minimal amount of new right-of-way and following existing property lines and existing rights-of-way.
  
  
• Maximize accessibility and efficiency of farms and farm operations.
  
  
• Improve east-west connection between the Villages of Schoolcraft and Vicksburg, which may be achieved by developing VW Avenue as a Class A road, eliminating conflicts for emergency access, and maintaining access to US-131.
  
  
• Continue rural/small town character with room for natural growth.
  
  
• Continue existing US-131 corridor as primary business route and direct development along its existing roadway through such measures as planning, zoning and access management.
  
  
• Minimize impact on existing travel patterns.
  
  
• Minimize impact on residential property.
  
  
• Develop a collective, permanent agreement among the community and the Michigan Department of Transportation for the next 20 years.

1ST DRAFT DATE: OCTOBER 23, 2002
2ND DRAFT DATE: NOVEMBER 20, 2002
ACCEPTED: JANUARY 22, 2003