Corcoran

Community website

City mayor:

Ken Guenthner

City administrator:

Dan Donahue

Liaison: Vanessa Morrell

Planning consultant: Bonestroo

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Several printable PDF maps are available for Corcoran; please see Corcoran Maps.

The City of Corcoran is a rural residential community 20 miles northwest of the Twin Cities in Hennepin County. In the 1970s, its population tripled but its growth-without-planning approach had adverse affects. Its growth has slowed but is still robust, with a five-fold increase projected from 2000-2030.

Despite this growth, the city retains a rural character. Corcoran has a clear vision of a vibrant downtown, diversity of housing and spaces for parks and recreation. This vision includes the understanding that development is inevitable but can include protecting resources, such as the community’s three lakes.

Corcoran is looking to CGO for the continuity in resources it needs to implement its well-developed vision.

Planners Corner

City of Corcoran - Planner's Corner

Throughout this year, the City of Corcoran has been working with Bonestroo Planning and the Community Growth Options (CGO) program on updating and revising the City’s Comprehensive Plan. Comprehensive plans are guiding documents outlining a community’s vision for their future. Communities use comprehensive plans to help develop policies, regulations, and incentive programs which further their citizen’s priorities and interests. A committee of interested citizens worked with Bonestroo Planning to update the existing comprehensive plan for the City of Corcoran; both meeting the requirements of the Metropolitan Council and creating a document that represents the citizens of the City for the future.

Newsletters

CGO Corcoran News, December 2009