What do you the citizens want Lowndes County to be?
Here’s a chance to speak up, so when somebody asks where were you when
the decisions were being made, you don’t have to answer “lying on the couch
watching television.” (Thanks to Nolen Cox for that phrase.)
Corey Hull wrote on facebook today, Help Spread the Word for the Future of Lowndes County,
My office is conducting a survey and gathering public input on Facebook (go to www.facebook.com/valdostalowndesmpo) about what they want the Lowndes County Common Community Vision to be
( www.bit.ly/LowndesCCV). So far our participation has been low. I am calling on all of you to encourage your friends, family and colleagues to spread the word and let us know what you think about the future of Lowndes County and its cities.
Over the next two months there will be future opportunities for public input so stay tuned.
Thanks for your help.
On the Southern Georgia Regional Commission’s website, Lowndes County Common Community Vision,
The VLMPO is working jointly with Valdosta and Lowndes County to develop a Common Community Vision for future planning efforts to start from the same community vision and sets of goals. The Common
Community Vision project is a way to gather public input to form the future vision for Lowndes County and Valdosta in all planning efforts. A series of public meetings and other events will be held in the Fall 2013 to gather public and stakeholder input on this effort. If you would like to host a public meeting or have us come to your civic group, neighborhood group, church group or other event please contact Corey Hull at 229-333-5277.
Here’s an HTML version of those worksheets, which as you can see are about
almost everything.
Except agriculture and forestry, which seem to have been overlooked.
And sprawl.
But you can write in things like that as your concerns.
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Lowndes County Common Community Vision
What is the Common Community Vision?
The Lowndes County Common Community Vision is an opportunity for local governments and agencies to cooperatively develop a community wide vision statement and goals that can guide our future planning efforts through a coordinated process.
Why are we doing this?
Several agencies/departments in Valdosta and Lowndes County are working to create new plans requiring the development of vision statements, goals and objectives. This effort will allow all agencies to use a common, community driven vision with high level goals they can implement through their own plans, policies and strategies.
What do we need from you, the citizen and stakeholder?
We need your feedback and input. By answering the questions below for each of the categories and themes you will share your vision for Valdosta and Lowndes County. Please describe what you think the communities strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats are, and how we can build on what we have, or mitigate negative impacts to our community and our quality of life.
Where did the categories and themes come from?
Staff reviewed goal, objective, and policy statements from over 23 local, regional and state plans to identify common planning categories and themes within those categories. As you will see there is overlap of themes across categories (ex: land use theme in health/safety category means that land use and development is important to meet health and safety goals).
Please take a few moments to answer these six questions about each of the categories (Economic Development, Education, etc.), placing your answers under the appropriate theme on the following pages. We want to know what you think the community is doing well and where we need to work a little harder.
What is it that you value about your community? / What works well?
What is not working well? What do you dislike about your community?
How can the community improve? / What would you like to see in your community?
Through what implementation methods, policies, etc. does the community get there?
What challenges does the community face to achieving this vision?
Are there any missing inputs/gaps in community interests? Have we forgot about anything?
Economic Development
Collaboration
Economic Engines (large employers)
Infrastructure (utilities/community facilities)
Land Use/Development
Small Business
Workforce Readiness
Education (K-12, Higher Education, Public/Private)
Education (generally)
Higher Education
K-12
Workforce Training
Health and Safety (Health, Police, Fire, Emergency Management)
Disaster Recovery (mitigate disaster impacts to recover quickly)
Facilities/Infrastructure (utilities/community facilities)
Education/Awareness
Land Use Development
Public Safety (Police/Fire)
Housing
Affordable Housing
Community Appearance
Housing Program Awareness
Land Use Development
Intergovernmental Coordination
Coordination
Engage Stakeholders
Funding
University Relationships
Land Use
Coordination
Community Appearance
Conservation
Economic Engines (large employers)
Infrastructure (community facilities)
Land Use Development
Engage Stakeholders
Natural Resources
Air Quality
Conservation
Education/Awareness
Environmental Quality (generally)
Historic (museums, buildings, etc.)
Land Use Development
Recreation Facilities
Solid Waste
Water Quality
Quality of Life (Recreation, Cultural, Historic)
Cultural (music, theater, etc.)
Recreation Facilities
Historic (museums, buildings, etc.)
Recreation Programs
Transportation
Airport
Connectivity
Education/Awareness
Land Use Development
Multi-modal (bicycles, pedestrians, trucks, rail, etc.)
Public Transit
Safety/Operations
Engage Stakeholders
Utilities/Infrastructure (Water, Sanitary/Storm Sewer, Community Facilities)
Capital Investment
Utility/Facility Location
Land Use Development
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