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With 3 million individuals entering the region in the next 50 years, it is vital that leadership in the seven counties is prepared to integrate them into the region.
Read MoreWith 3 million individuals entering the region in the next 50 years, it is vital that leadership in the seven counties is prepared to integrate them into the region.
Read MoreAn excellent way to introduce our region's next generation to the goals of this plan is to integrate the plan into a higher education curricula.
Read MorePlans should reflect the influence from all sectors, including private businesses. Non-profit organizations and independent groups are capable of producing as much change as formal planning efforts.
Read MoreThe desires of the community are a crucial aspect of planning and design. So important in fact, that soliciting input should be among the first acts of any planning process.
Read MoreMany municipalities lack capacity and need greater access to information and resources as well as support of coordinating entities at higher levels of government.
Read MoreSuccessful regional advocacy organizations must be able to rise above local and partisan politics and act in the public interest. They must provide a safe forum for regional conversations.
Read MoreA typical arrangement for Regional Leadership Advocacy Organizations is to couple a 40 to 50 person board of directors with a smaller executive committee that is empowered to make recommendations on behalf of the board.
Read MoreEncourage our public and private leadership organizations to create a Regional Leadership Advocacy Organization focused on resolving major issues.
Read MoreSeven50 also provides a long-term, shared vision for the future and measurable goals in specific subject areas.
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