UERPC Planning Team to Facilitate 30 Community Engagement Meetings
Posted: January 27, 2012
Upper Explorerland's planning staff will be out at one of 14 communities across the region nearly every evening (and even a couple of Saturdays!) for the months of January and February. Staff will be conducting the community meetings as part of the public engagement efforts for the four comprehensive "Smart" plans currently underway in our region.
Each meeting will provide the public with the opportunity to offer input into the future plans and goals for their community. Following the Iowa Smart Planning Principles, each session will cover just a few of the 13 Smart Planning Elements so that community residents have ample time to think about and discuss their town. Background information and historical data will be shared as it pertains to the topics of the day prior to a discussion on existing assets and future needs or desires.
Participants will be asked to envision the community in 15 or 20 years – will it be a place their children want to live, work and play? If you live in Winneshiek or Fayette Counties, Lime Springs or McGregor, watch for posters in your community and plan on attending and add your voice to the think tank!
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