I have a Dream for the

City of Newburgh

Are You Ready to Dream With Me?

The Newburgh Dream Newburgh has a thriving business

environment A Newburgh Business Assoc is a strong voice for the

business owners of Newburgh The City council, commissions and committees are

streamlined and actively support business development and growth.

There is a supermarket within the boundaries of the city.

Lower Broadway has shops and businesses that cater to students and government workers. It is a vibrant and safe place to hang out and shop.

Broadway store facades are updated with a fresh new look. Store owners and manager take pride in their establishment.

Newburgh is a safe place to live and play Newburgh’s reputation is “Don’t get caught with drugs

in Newburgh” Newburgh’s crime rate for violent crimes and property

crimes is reduced by 50%

Newburgh’s jobless rate is at or below national levels. A Transportation Solution is in place; people can get to

jobs in the surrounding areas. A central clearing house for job training and job

placement will exist and results are tracked and reported to the public monthly.

Newburgh residents are top priority for jobs they are qualified to perform in city and government contracts.

The Newburgh Dream

Newburgh housing, streets and sidewalks are updated and clean The 1st designated area defined by the Land Bank &

partners is thriving with newly renovated housing choices.

The 2nd designated area has already started the renovating process.

A fair and equitable solution is in place to manage issues between landlords and tenants.

Code enforcement is fair and equitable across all neighborhoods.

More workforce housing is available to people who work in the city.

The streets & sidewalks will be clean; a standard pick of trash will occur.

The Newburgh Dream

What will it Take? Partnerships / CollaborationClear Vision and FocusOrganizationWillingness to challenge “current

beliefs”Create small wins earlyCelebrate small successes along the

wayMoney

Citizen Volunteers are Key Partners inBuilding the Newburgh Dream

Boards, Committees, Commissions have been volunteering for a long time

Now it is time for

COMMUNITY ACTION TEAMS to take it to a new level!

Overview of Teams Building Business /Newburgh Business AssociationCreate and organize a Newburgh Business Association. Mission is to support

local business through partnerships, activities, tourism, festivals, etc.

Broadway TransformationPartnering with City Planning and Development, leveraging information from

the Master Plan, start the process to transform Broadway. Clean & Beautify NewburghDefine an ongoing solution to cleaning up Newburgh and keeping is clean.

We may need to create a non-profit organization or partner with one that will expand its mission to cover this goal. We need the power to raise money to fund many of the projects that need to be done.

Creating a Safe CityWe want to change the perception of Newburgh across the Hudson Valley.

We want Newburgh to become known as the “last place you want to be caught with drugs or doing a violent crime. Safe for citizens, safe for businesses and safe for visitors.

Overview of Teams TransportationThis team needs to look at both a short term and long term

transportation solution as well as a Newburgh City/Town solution and a Regional solution. We must improve the current situation.

Newburgh Heritage and Art FestivalAs a way to market the history and art community, Newburgh needs to

start a festival honoring both. This team will focus on creating the process and overall plan for the first Newburgh Heritage and Art Festival in 2013 for last of July or early August.

Friend of SeniorsThe Seniors in our City are all but forgotten because of the so many

other problems. This Team would needs to assess out current situation and work with the Seniors to enhance our senior programs.

Landlords and TenantsThis team needs to be comprised of both tenants and landlords. The

objective is to find an equitable and fair solution to the issues that currently exist. It is a complex problem that will need some truly “out of the box” thinking to create a win/win solution.

Overview of Teams Youth Although there are multiple programs for youth across the City, we need

to understand how they work or do not work together. Then we must work on creating an integrated, unified solution for our children.

Emergency PlanThe focus of this team is to work with the Fire Department to implement

a plan to manage emergencies; heat, rain, snow that cause basic services to breakdown or cause our most vulnerable citizens to be at risk.

Job CreationPartnering with businesses, training groups and job creation or support

organizations to bring more jobs to the city or transport our potential employees to surrounding job locations.

Marketing the CityWe must create an active and ongoing program to market the assets of

the City. Brochures, City Memorabilia, signs at all points of entry…..

Overview of Teams Adopt-a-BlockDefine and organize a plan to organize the city into 1-2 block

areas for the purpose of working with the citizens on that block for creating cleanup solutions and making it safe.

Bring the Remains homeWe need to find a solution for the remains that are in New

Paltz that belong in Newburgh. These are the ones that were disturbed during the Court House renovation.

This Dream can become the Newburgh

RealityUnless ….

Unless…

we fail to understand the

dynamics of change and

know how to manage it.

Group Actions

Individual Actions

Knowledge

Interpretations

Difficulty

Tim

e

CurrentReality

DesiredOutcome

It takes time and patience!

Desired Outcome

Chaos & Pain

Current Reality

¼ are Early AdoptersReward Them!

Make them Visible

½ are Waiting to See.Communicate!

Repeat the Vision constantly

Use the Transition Plan

¼ are Late Adopters or Dug In.

Communicate!If no success,

let go

The StandardCurve

Con

fide

nce

Low

High

Time

UninformedCertainty

InformedDoubt

Rea

listic

Con

cern

Informed

Certainty

(Confidence)

(Pessimism)

(Hop

e)

(Satisfaction,

Confidence)

This reaction pattern always exists. The two things we can effect are:

• How long we are in the ‘valley of despair’.

• How deep the “valley of despair’ becomes

When we are in the valley is NOT the time to figure out our next move. This needs to be planned in the early phase.

(Resistance)

Have you had enough of the way it is?

Are you motivated?

Are you ready to create theCity of your Dreams

What is your Passion?

Do you want to help in the Newburgh Renaissance?

How much can you help? We need leaders and we also need ‘doers’. Everyone counts.

What team “calls” to you? Where do you have skills?

Together we can rebuild Newburgh

Tonight’s Process Each table needs a Facilitator and Recorder At each table will have the following

resources: Facilitator’s guide Sign-in sheets Current State evaluation sheets Team Goals sheets Team Solution Sheets Team list of ideas Pencils/pens

At the table…

Sign the participant list Team leader go over the initial team ideas as

a start up exercise Current State of situation – 20 minutes Define specific goal – 20 minutes Brainstorm Solution ideas – 20 minutes Choose a permanent team leader Come back together