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- Think Regionally!
- What Do We Need to Accomplish Tonight?
- Number of Participants
- In Case You Missed It – background update
- Brainstorming
- Community Assessments – Adult & Youth
- OptionFinder
- Overall Findings
- Strategic Action – Interactive Feedback
- Wrap Up -- Handout
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- WHY?…SUSTAINABILITY!
- • Natural Resource Management
- • Industry
- • Local community identity
- • Government services
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- Present Compiled Information Gathered at the Visioning Sessions
- Present Draft Report Information
- Get Your Feedback on that Info
- This is your opportunity to
discuss the content of your community report
- Ask anyone with additional comments to take a response form & get it
back to us
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- Gaylord (5/3/04) 50
- Elmira (5/5/04) 41
- Vanderbilt (5/6/04) 17
- Johannesburg (5/13/04) 24
- Waters (5/27/04) 39
- 171
- Twelve people attended multiple meetings. Which brings the number of
participants to 159.
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- Brainstorming – 110 People Voted
- You spoke – we wrote – you voted w/dots
- Community Assessments - 134 completed
- Adult Community Members – 43 (27% of 159)
- Government Students (10th & 12th grade) – 91
- OptionFinder - 159 Participants
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- How We Work
- Economic and workforce development
- How We Play
- Arts, entertainment, parks,recreation, etc.
- How We Learn
- K-12 education, local colleges
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- How We Live
- Residents, housing, & community involvement
- How We Get Around
- Transportation and land use
- How We Grow
- Future development patterns
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- Strategic Actions will be shown
- Show CONSENT or DISSENT with your colored sign
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- q Pursue a development policy for Otsego
County that is proactive, sustainable, and beneficial to local
residents and businesses.
- q Develop and implement a program for
recruiting companies which offer meaningful, employment to Otsego
County residents
- q Encourage sustainable, environmentally
friendly tourism in Otsego County.
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- q Investigate policies to assist
local farmers and entrepreneurs financially.
- q Maintain a diverse employment base
to stabilize the local economy, as well as provide enticing employment
opportunities for local youth upon graduation from institutions of
higher education.
- q Focus on inter-jurisdictional
cooperation, such that elected officials are able to formulate and
implement policies that benefit Otsego County as a region.
- q Promote a diversity of interests,
fiscal responsibility, and accountability among appointed county
officials.
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- q Build on the attractiveness of the
natural environment. Promote
sustainable tourist activities in specific areas, thereby protecting
the aquifer and water quality and conserving woodlands and agricultural
areas.
- q Review the possible use of
financial incentives for the preservation of wildlife corridors and
maintenance of wildlife habitats.
- q Improve recreation in Otsego
County through the creation of a snowmobile overpass over M-27, public
access to waterways (including boat ramps), and county recreation
(soccer, tennis, etc.) and cultural (arts and theatre) facilities.
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- q Design a comprehensive countywide
bicycle and cross-country trail system by extending existing bike paths
and lanes in Otsego County to link parks and town squares. Review policies regarding shared use
of paths/trails by motorized and non- motorized vehicles.
- q Provide architectural design
guidelines for communities within Otsego County to promote a pedestrian
and bicycle oriented community.
- Increase marketing of civic events within the county and work to
establish events similar to Alpenfest to promote Otsego County as a
tourist destination.
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- Please remind people to attend the next summary meeting – JUNE 29th
- Please return the response form if you have more input on the
community’s report.
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