"The major intended purposes of this draft Development Guide are to provide the residents of Rifle with a thorough inventory and analysis of existing community characteristics; assessments of existing facility and program needs as disclosed by the application of accepted standards and community inputs; and projections of changes in community characteristics and needs as a consequence of natural growth conditions and rapid growth conditions. The baseline and projective data produced by this effort is intended to provide Rifle with a documented springboard from which its residents can design specific programs; seek funding; and generally better manage Rifle's impending growth. A development guide document is but one step in a community's development planning process. It is hoped that the information presented in the twelve major sections of this document will assist Rifle in its planning efforts. The twelfth section of this draft Development Guide presents a description of a Comprehensive Plan Process that Rifle may wish to consider."