rail service allowed areas not capable of being logged due to their distance from water to be harvested with the logs being shipped by rail. This enabled the lumber boom to continue and expand, bringing forth population levels which are only today being replicated throughout the region. As the "endless" supply of trees was finally depleted, the population of the area dropped substantially from the area's glory days.

NEED FOR PLANNING

Planning is a part of everything we are involved in today. When we get up in the morning, we make plans about what we have to do and what we want to do throughout the course of the day. As individuals and families, we make plans for our evening, weekend, vacation or retirement. Planning by an individual can be a relatively simple task. Planning as a community is a much more difficult task due to the increasingly larger numbers of individuals involved and the various competing interests.

Changes occur in communities over time with or without an organized effort to plan the future of the community. Planning the future growth and development of Forest Home Township allows us to guide the rate of change, and locations that maximize the positive aspects while limiting or minimizing the negative aspects of growth. Through planning, we are encouraging both public and private investments into areas where the type and intensity of activity is viewed as appropriate by the community. Through planning, we recommend the allocation of public resources which allow for future choices and promote the public health, safety, and general welfare. By improving the community's appearance, we will protect property values.

The majority of public dollars is spent on public safety (fire and ambulance), transportation (local road improvements) recreation (facilities and programs), land use (planning and zoning) and schools. Well planned land use, locations of development, and timing of development can have major impacts on the magnitude of expenditures in the categories listed above.

Forest Home Township has seen a considerable amount of growth along the water bodies that make up the majority of its boundaries. The primary use of the property in the township has been by summer residents from downstate or out-of-state. A large number of these dwellings were cabins or cottages that were not suitable for use on a year round basis due to the lack of insulation or indoor plumbing. These cabins and cottages are being modernized or replaced to make the property habitable on a year round basis. In the process of modernization, the structures are being expanded or replaced by much larger structures. Also, the dwellings are being used for greater periods of time. The primary means of handling human waste has been through septic tanks and tile fields. Many of

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