STEP Meeting April 19, 2011
Mayor McNeill welcomed everyone
1) May 23 STEP workshops 10AM - 3:00pm
What will we need to do? Chilton will send info.
2) Sustainability article - turn into PDF to email
Take time to browse through the NC Rural center, RC Resource Guide,
3)See small Towns/ Big Ideas & Rural Reserve guide.
4) Collect visioning exercise
Johnny reports on REDI:
Rural Economic Development Institute - Leadership is key. Leaders are made, not born.
Civic infrastructure
Physical infrastructure
Work force development
Business development
5) Community Assessment program - see handout "A"
"Projects come and go, strategies remain."
For each strategy:
1) what's possible / doable
2) what are opportunities presented by and in place for this strategy
3) what are weaknesses
4) who is the target audience? Think about economic development? What do people want and need?
5) what are the strategy's goals? What is it supposed to accomplish?
If you were to move to Red Springs what would you look for?
What kind of business strategies make the most sense?
Chilton will type up notes and give to Johnny.
May meeting we will decide on strategies.
There will be a public meeting to discuss what is going to happen.
We will develop projects based on this.
Mayor McNeill welcomed everyone
1) May 23 STEP workshops 10AM - 3:00pm
What will we need to do? Chilton will send info.
2) Sustainability article - turn into PDF to email
Take time to browse through the NC Rural center, RC Resource Guide,
3)See small Towns/ Big Ideas & Rural Reserve guide.
4) Collect visioning exercise
Johnny reports on REDI:
Rural Economic Development Institute - Leadership is key. Leaders are made, not born.
Civic infrastructure
Physical infrastructure
Work force development
Business development
5) Community Assessment program - see handout "A"
"Projects come and go, strategies remain."
For each strategy:
1) what's possible / doable
2) what are opportunities presented by and in place for this strategy
3) what are weaknesses
4) who is the target audience? Think about economic development? What do people want and need?
5) what are the strategy's goals? What is it supposed to accomplish?
If you were to move to Red Springs what would you look for?
What kind of business strategies make the most sense?
Chilton will type up notes and give to Johnny.
May meeting we will decide on strategies.
There will be a public meeting to discuss what is going to happen.
We will develop projects based on this.
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