Visioning Downtown Wilkes-Barre

I. AGENDA

A. Introductions

B. Overview

C. Individual Worksheet Development

D. Group Issue and Boundary Identification

E. Group Reports

F. Next Meeting

II. COMMUNITY VISIONING FOR DOWNTOWN WILKES-BARRE

1. What is Community Visioning?

A. Process

B. Product

2. Visioning as a Process

A. Participants put aside their differences

B. Participants take a realistic look at their community

C. No assignment of blame for past actions or inaction

D. The only required outcome is consensus

3. Visioning as a Product

A. Provide a compass to keep the effort focused.

B. Mechanism for assessing new initiatives, projects and programs.

4. Steps in Creating a Vision for the Future

A. Identify Issues

B. Define the Physical Boundaries

C. Identify Strengths/Weaknesses and Opportunities/Threats

D. Write and Adopt the Vision Statement

E. Develop an Action Plan

F. Implement the Action Plan

5. Elements of a Successful Visioning Process

A. Citizen Participation

B. Local Leadership

C. Community Responsibility

D. No Pre-Determined Outcomes

E. Regional Context

F. Recognition that Visioning is NOT Economic Development

G. Challenge Yourself

H. Enjoy Yourself

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