Otsego County

Quality of Life Assessment

CAT = Community Assessment Team 

CAT stands for Community Assessment Team.  The Team consists of resource people from outside of our county who have community development expertise matched to the key issues related to the Quality of Life in Otsego County.  The CAT is designed to be a short term, intense process to help our county assess challenges and strengths and begin to consider and formulate appropriate community development programs and activities.

 The CAT Team provides a snapshot of Otsego County by: 

·        Examining whether our current services and programs are making a difference in the lives of its citizens.

 ·        Finding out how our present services and programs can be improved, if necessary, and examine how these current services are affecting stakeholders from their point of view.

 Based on its observations, the CAT Team offers options and recommendations for the residents of Otsego County to consider for further study or implementation.

Focus Issues

• How can we improve our local economy by creating jobs here that pay a family-living wage?
• Are we adequately preparing our youth for an ever changing world?
• How can we create more awareness and understanding about the quality of life in Otsego County?  What are some strategies we could implement to help residents become integrated into our community and play a more active role?

    •  "Healthy Community" is a broad concept that is much more than absence of disease and availability of medical treatment.  What are our major positive and negative attributes?

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