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N N ! <br /> <br />Great River Roundtable '-~ <br /> <br /> The Great River Roundtable is <br />an independent, not-for-profit orga- <br />nization composed of citizens j%m <br />throughout the Central Minnesota <br />region. It exists as a forum for <br />brainstorming and setting priorities <br />about where we want our commu- <br />nities to go in the next 50years and <br />how we will get there. <br /> <br />It(~ying Common Challenges <br /> <br /> Working with the St. Cloud Area <br /> <br />Joint Planning District, citizens will <br />identiJ) issues and share goals for our <br />communi{y's future. <br /> <br />,eloping Programs <br /> <br /> The Visioning Process brings togeth- <br />er and engages anyone who lives, works, <br />shops, seeks health care or education in <br />the Central Minnesota region. <br /> <br />· tdentij~) shared community assets <br /> and areas of concern among region <br /> residents <br /> <br />· Transform those areas of concern <br /> into shared regional goals and <br /> related strategies <br /> <br />· Organize citizen task forces to <br /> work cooperatively with local <br /> governments, the private sector <br /> and area citizens to implement <br /> the shared regional goals. <br /> <br /> Volunteers will participate in 4 rounds of <br /> communi{y-based meetings to accomplish the <br /> following activities. (Each one will have a <br /> time jCrame.) <br />I ROUND I <br /> <br />· Information gatheringj~om various areas <br /> of the region <br />· All citizens are welcome and encouraged to <br /> participate <br />· Smallgroups will brainstorm ideas for future <br /> of the region <br />· Prioritize ideas <br /> <br />IROUND II <br /> <br /> · Develop shared regionalgoals <br /> · Ail citizens are welcome and encour- <br /> aged to participate <br /> · Meetings at convenient locations <br /> · Focus on a particular topic (e.g. land <br /> use, transportation, etc.) <br /> which emerged j~om Round t <br /> <br />IROUND III <br /> <br />· Review goals and vision <br />· Overlay vision with goals of the <br /> St. Cloud Area Joint Planning District <br />· Set common strategy for implementing vision <br /> <br />· Present the regional vision, set priorities <br /> and celebrate our shared regional vision <br /> <br /> <br />