Fairhope, Alabama
HELP PLAN FOR FUTURE GROWTH
The mayor and council are asking citizens to participate in planning for the city's future growth by filling out a questionnaire online (click) or by picking one up at any city building.
The survey includes questions about the quality of the city's leadership, transportation infrastructure, public buildings, recreation facilities, art/culture facilities, education, health care and historic preservation.
It is not necessary to put your name or address on the form, according to Sherry Sullivan.
Mayor Kant: "Growth is inevitable and by participating in this program, we insure we have plans in place: a comprehensive plan that describes what we need to grow orderly; and a strategic plan that involves all segments of our community."
The survey, conducted by the Alabama Communities of Excellence (ACE) program (click), is the first step in their three-phase growth planning process. ACE is a privately funded non profit corporation.
Completed surveys must be submitted by August 9th (to any city building).
Community Planner Brandon Bias (pictured) of the Goodwin, Mill and Haygood Engineering firm (click) will be the city's ACE liaison and facilitator for the initial citizens' assessment.
HIGH PARTICIPATION NECESSARY
Mayor Kant: "We are asking everyone to help with this. The more involvement we have ... the more we will know what we need to do to make Fairhope better."
Bias, who will be collecting the data, said it was essential for every citizen to become involved -- to document trends and ensure obtaining an accurate "snap-shot" from the community.
Bias: "Its imperative we get a good cross-section ... of the community to respond."
"Every opinion is valuable ... when we start seeing groupings of things ... that kind of fit together ... is when we start determining a list of priorities (for the community)."
Councilman Burrell predicted the normal wide diversity of opinion here may prove problematic: "If you have 20 people in a room, you have 15-20 opinions ... that's a challenge."
Councilman Mueller concurred: "Half the town seems to wants to progress ... half wants to stagnate ..."
Mayor Kant said he thought people worried more about the way the city progressed.
TOWN MEETING SCHEDULED
Results of the survey are to be announced at a Community Assessment town hall meeting on Sept. 6th at 9AM at the Civic Center.
Mayor Kant: "Some folks will be invited to attend to make sure we get a good cross section of the business community ... but it will also be open to the general public ... ."
HELP PLAN FOR FUTURE GROWTH
The mayor and council are asking citizens to participate in planning for the city's future growth by filling out a questionnaire online (click) or by picking one up at any city building.
The survey includes questions about the quality of the city's leadership, transportation infrastructure, public buildings, recreation facilities, art/culture facilities, education, health care and historic preservation.
It is not necessary to put your name or address on the form, according to Sherry Sullivan.
Mayor Kant: "Growth is inevitable and by participating in this program, we insure we have plans in place: a comprehensive plan that describes what we need to grow orderly; and a strategic plan that involves all segments of our community."
The survey, conducted by the Alabama Communities of Excellence (ACE) program (click), is the first step in their three-phase growth planning process. ACE is a privately funded non profit corporation.
Completed surveys must be submitted by August 9th (to any city building).
Community Planner Brandon Bias (pictured) of the Goodwin, Mill and Haygood Engineering firm (click) will be the city's ACE liaison and facilitator for the initial citizens' assessment.
HIGH PARTICIPATION NECESSARY
Mayor Kant: "We are asking everyone to help with this. The more involvement we have ... the more we will know what we need to do to make Fairhope better."
Bias, who will be collecting the data, said it was essential for every citizen to become involved -- to document trends and ensure obtaining an accurate "snap-shot" from the community.
Bias: "Its imperative we get a good cross-section ... of the community to respond."
"Every opinion is valuable ... when we start seeing groupings of things ... that kind of fit together ... is when we start determining a list of priorities (for the community)."
Councilman Burrell predicted the normal wide diversity of opinion here may prove problematic: "If you have 20 people in a room, you have 15-20 opinions ... that's a challenge."
Councilman Mueller concurred: "Half the town seems to wants to progress ... half wants to stagnate ..."
Mayor Kant said he thought people worried more about the way the city progressed.
TOWN MEETING SCHEDULED
Results of the survey are to be announced at a Community Assessment town hall meeting on Sept. 6th at 9AM at the Civic Center.
Mayor Kant: "Some folks will be invited to attend to make sure we get a good cross section of the business community ... but it will also be open to the general public ... ."
Comments
These are the people who don't recycle.
Fairhope was a far better place 15 years ago.
Why don't we just take it back to the 60's where everyone seems to live anyway?
That is a ridiculous comment...
Who is financing the A.C.E. Inc? Alabama Power and Regions Bank among other corporations.
What do they get in return?
Watch out for secret meetings with realtors, developers and other special interests.