Community Conversation Task Force

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!