NEWS RELEASE
April 12, 2002
COMPASS Action Teams Hold
Second Meeting Series to Implement New Countywide Comprehensive
Plan
Cincinnati -
COMPASS Action
Teams Building on Ideas.
COMPASS Action Teams were developed at the Community COMPASS
Countywide Town Meeting, where almost 500 participants registered
to be on a CAT to implement the vision created at the Jan. 12
meeting. Made up of volunteers and area-specific experts, the
teams will meet at various times through May to discuss the
vision, its objectives and implementation strategies.
The COMPASS Action Teams (CATs) are following a
four meeting process. According to Steve Johns, Senior Planner
with the Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission, This
process allows citizens to methodically work through the strategic
planning process. Strategies are developed that build on our
assets and remove barriers to implement the core goals and vision
for the County. These strategies are also evolving from existing
plans and ideas gathered from citizen participation at the
Community Forums and the Countywide Town Meeting.
Barriers and Assets:
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CAT Team 1:
Assuring Economic Prosperity |
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Vibrant
County and Vibrant City |
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Sample
Barrier: |
No national image we need to promote the good
things we have. |
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Sample Assets: |
We have tremendous assets major league
sports, theaters, symphony, opera, ballet, Art Museum. |
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Sub-Team
: Competitive County |
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Sample
Barrier: |
Need to identify and select technologies of the
future. We must reconcile our future focus with
immediate community job needs, and needs of businesses coming
to our region. |
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Sample Assets: |
Universities we have many, but they may not
be collaborating like those in other cities. Location,
infrastructure. |
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Sub-Team
: Outstanding Workforce, Exceptional
Education |
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Sample
Barrier: |
Limited funding for schools and limited levels
for taxing. |
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Sample Assets: |
School/Community partnerships. |
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CAT TEAM 2:
Balancing Development and the
Environment |
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Sample
Barrier: |
Lack of coordination of efforts |
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Sample Assets: |
Livability of older areas, hills and rivers |
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CAT TEAM 3:
Embracing Diversity and Equity |
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Participants
identified the religious community in Hamilton County as a
significant asset that strategies should use to help implement
the goal. |
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CAT TEAM 4:
Balancing Collaborative Decision-making |
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Sample
Barrier: |
Underlying pride in the community. |
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Sample Asset: |
Few venues for different groups to come
together to make decisions. |
COMPASS Action Team Meetings Schedule*
Assuring
Economic Prosperity
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Monday, April
29, 6:30 8:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, May 21,
5:30 9:00 p.m.
Balancing
Development and the Environment
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Tuesday, April
30, 6:30 8:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, May 21,
5:30 9:00 p.m.
Embracing
Diversity and Equity
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Wednesday, May
1, 6:30 8:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, May 21,
5:30 9:00 p.m.
Building
Collaborative Decision-making
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Thursday, May 2,
6:30 8:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, May 21,
5:30 9:00 p.m.
*Locations to be determined
For more
information on Community COMPASS or to join one of the COMPASS
Action Teams, call Teresa Lawson at (513) 946-4452 or visit the
website at www.communitycompass.org. |
