AGENDA followed by Minutes
RED SPRINGS NC STEP LEADERSHIP TEAM
COMMUNITY BUILDING
MONDAY, JAN. 20, 2011
6:30 – 8:30 P.M.
I. Welcome and Announcements – STEP Leadership Team Co-Chair Willie Goodyear
REDI -- LEADERSHIP & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRAINING --
REGISTRATION DEADLINE JAN. 28TH!
II. Sustaining and Growing the Local Economy Review -- Chilton Rogers
III. Six Paths to Growing the Local Economy Worksheets – STEP Leadership Team
Break into Groups
Choose a Reporter for Each Group
Set up Subsequent Group Meeting (share email addresses)
Work the Worksheets
Report on Each Group’s Discussion & Results
Cap off Economic Development Worksheets:
-- Community Assessment Worksheets & Thought Sheet
IV. Adjourn – Next meeting date – Monday, Feb. 21, 2011
MINUTES: STEP MEETING, MONDAY, JAN. 20, 2011
1. Introductions of folks in the room
2. REDI. Folks need to apply asap- leadership training
3. Funding our Rural Future - setting up funds for economic development
4. Review of the Economic and Demographic Scan done in December meeting.
5 break into 3 groups, Chilton will choose
1. Choose recorder for brainstorming
2. Share contact info so we can meet further
3. Report later in the meeting
I will randomly assign our other leadership team members to 1 of the 3 groups with Chilton.
Retain & expand expanding businesses... Until 7:50
Assets & resources...
Example: buy local campaign; group marketing effort for businesses; training programs for customer services
Assets... How do any of these things help or endanger business?
What can we do? What's possible?
Infrastructure
Sewer plant
Water need newer lines
Natural gas- where does it go?
RR, shortline could be operational
Population in RS and w/in 6 miles
Car traffic, travelers to...
Room to grow, lots of land
Trucker traffic - where could we put them
Geography - convenience for shopping, But chain stores
aging population asset & liability
Car dealerships
Flora MacDonald, botanical garden
We have RED SPRING!!!
Schools - Peterson, middle school is improving,
Churches - give place for people to go
Broadband ability w/ expansion of less expensive coming
History museum - Arts council
New health care center
Fitness center
Limited retail outlets (before '78 you could succeed)
Zoning needed to legally do code enforcement
RED SPRINGS NC STEP LEADERSHIP TEAM
COMMUNITY BUILDING
MONDAY, JAN. 20, 2011
6:30 – 8:30 P.M.
I. Welcome and Announcements – STEP Leadership Team Co-Chair Willie Goodyear
REDI -- LEADERSHIP & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRAINING --
REGISTRATION DEADLINE JAN. 28TH!
II. Sustaining and Growing the Local Economy Review -- Chilton Rogers
III. Six Paths to Growing the Local Economy Worksheets – STEP Leadership Team
Break into Groups
Choose a Reporter for Each Group
Set up Subsequent Group Meeting (share email addresses)
Work the Worksheets
Report on Each Group’s Discussion & Results
Cap off Economic Development Worksheets:
-- Community Assessment Worksheets & Thought Sheet
IV. Adjourn – Next meeting date – Monday, Feb. 21, 2011
MINUTES: STEP MEETING, MONDAY, JAN. 20, 2011
1. Introductions of folks in the room
2. REDI. Folks need to apply asap- leadership training
3. Funding our Rural Future - setting up funds for economic development
4. Review of the Economic and Demographic Scan done in December meeting.
5 break into 3 groups, Chilton will choose
1. Choose recorder for brainstorming
2. Share contact info so we can meet further
3. Report later in the meeting
I will randomly assign our other leadership team members to 1 of the 3 groups with Chilton.
Retain & expand expanding businesses... Until 7:50
Assets & resources...
Example: buy local campaign; group marketing effort for businesses; training programs for customer services
Assets... How do any of these things help or endanger business?
What can we do? What's possible?
Infrastructure
Sewer plant
Water need newer lines
Natural gas- where does it go?
RR, shortline could be operational
Population in RS and w/in 6 miles
Car traffic, travelers to...
Room to grow, lots of land
Trucker traffic - where could we put them
Geography - convenience for shopping, But chain stores
aging population asset & liability
Car dealerships
Flora MacDonald, botanical garden
We have RED SPRING!!!
Schools - Peterson, middle school is improving,
Churches - give place for people to go
Broadband ability w/ expansion of less expensive coming
History museum - Arts council
New health care center
Fitness center
Limited retail outlets (before '78 you could succeed)
Zoning needed to legally do code enforcement
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