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Community Conversation Task Force. Report and Recommendation Presentation October 12, 2011. Welcome to The Conversation!. Who we Are. 4 Sponsors Multiple Issues The Conversation Begins 38 Citizens Four Months Over 70 Hours of Meetings 1 Report 6 Priorities. Diversity Not Adversity. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Community ConversationTask Force
Report and Recommendation PresentationOctober 12, 2011
Welcome toThe Conversation!
Who we Are
4 SponsorsMultiple Issues
The Conversation Begins38 Citizens
Four MonthsOver 70 Hours of Meetings
1 Report6 Priorities
Diversity Not Adversity
• 12 Women and 26 Men• Ages 30-70• 12 with kids in school, 26 without• Coming together from Thiensville and every district
in Mequon, equally distributed East and West• Living in MT from less than 5 to more than 50 years,
with the majority more than 20 years• Respecting, Working, Listening• Finding Common Ground
Questions Answered“to create a vibrant and vital community”
1. Where are we Now?(current status)
2. What do we want to Be?(future aspirations)
3. How do we get There?(recommendations)
Where are we Now?
• Mix of Urban and Rural Areas• 3 Commercial Districts• Focus on Academics & Extra-Curriculars• Many Education Choices• Low Taxes• Low Crime• Good Services and Infrastructure
Where are we Now?
• Lack of Vision, Identity andSense of Urgency
• 2 Communities, No Community Feel• Poor Communication• Challenges to Sustaining Education• Aging Population• Unattractive or Unaffordable Homes• Stagnant Commercial Development with an
Unwelcome Perception
Questions Answered
1. Where are we Now?(current status)
2. What do we want to Be?(future aspirations)
3. How do we get There?(recommendations)
What do we want to Be?
A 100 Best Place to Live in America
With the “Best We Can Be” Schools
A Community People will be Homesick for
Responsive Development andResponsible Local
Government
Questions Answered
1. Where are we Now?(current status)
2. What do we want to Be?(future aspirations)
3. How do we get There?(recommendations)
How do we get There?
#1:Shared Vision
How do we get There?
#2:CO-BRANDING
How do we get There?
#3:Continual
communication
How do we get There?
#4:Total Commitment
to schools
How do we get There?
#5:New homes and better
older homes
How do we get There?
#6:Stimulate investment
& development
Do you See?
It’s all connected!
Why should we Care?
“When the world outside your Community is changing faster than inside your Community,
disaster is imminent.”
Call to Action (Sponsors)1. Establish a Visioning and Branding Task Force2. Create a Communications Committee3. Encourage Planning Commissions and Economic
Development Boards and the M-T Chamber of Commerce to Address Related Recommendations
4. Encourage MTSD and School Board to Address School Recommendations
5. Proactively Engage the Community to be Actively Involved Using the Success of the Task Force Model.
6. Meet in 120 Days for a Community Conversation to Update Progress and then every 6 Months over the next Two Years
Call to Action (Citizens)
1. Stay Informed2. Engage in Civil Debate3. Provide Constructive Feedback in Discussion
Groups4. Hold Officials Accountable5. Encourage the Sense of Community
Thank You!