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TO ONLINE NEWS Dobbins/Oregon House Community Planning Meeting Minutes for November 16, 2000 Regarding: Creation of Community Action Plan for Dobbins/Oregon House Next Meeting: Thursday,
December 7, 2000, 6:30 p.m. Location: Lake Francis Resort Clubhouse BACK TO DOBBINS/OREGON HOUSE HOME | BACK TO COMMUNITY PLANNING HOME
Minutes:
On November 16, 2000 the Yuba-Sutter Economic Development
Corporation (YSEDC) and Yuba County held a meeting for the community of
Dobbins/Oregon House. The
purpose of the meeting was to select a planning committee that would
create a Community Action Plan, and to work towards creating a preliminary
vision statement. YSEDC hired
a professional facilitator, Marie Griffith, to lead the meeting, which was
held at the Lake Francis Resort in Dobbins, California.
After a discussion on how the planning committee would be selected,
Ms. Griffith asked the attendees to get comfortable, close their eyes, and
envision what they would like to see and hear when walking or driving
around their community. She
then asked that the attendees break up into groups of six or seven people,
and to make sure that they did not know a few of the other people in the
group. The groups then came up with a list of characteristics that
they would like their community to have ten or fifteen years from now.
A spokesperson from each group then stood up and shared the list
with the rest of the attendees, while Ms. Griffith wrote them down for all
to see. The following is a
list of the characteristics named by the various groups.
The asterisks note each additional team to name a specific
characteristic. Environment
Raise
children Natural
environment Scenic;
no junk on the streets or in yards Safety and Health
Clean
air Fire
Break Drug
Free*** Crime
Free* Clean
water** Additional
fire protection/fire break Fire
hydrants Children
Something
constructive to do* Organized
activities such as sports, theater Transportation
for teens and children Daycare Open Space
Park Agriculture* Organic
Farming Trees*** Wildlife* Economic Development
Business
district/town center* Coffee
and donut shop Encourage
cottage businesses Done
with respect for nature Higher
standard of living Facilities
Better
roads/access**** Community
center** More
service industries Senior
center Library* Pharmacy Bank Retreat
center Minimal
traffic Rural Atmosphere
Peace and quiet Friends of rural
environment Pride* Maintain rural
atmosphere Clean the burned
area* Small town
Friendly Working together Harmony within
community Simplicity of life Recreation
Tourism* Golf Theater* Community center***** Bicycle/walking
paths** Park* Horse trail* Historical
Museum** Historical landmarks Housing/Land Use
Maintain 5-acre lot
size** No sprawl Community Design
Welcome signs Pride in community Recreation
area/playground that incorporates nature After listing each
group’s desired characteristics, Ms. Griffith worked with the attendees
to develop a vision statement for the Dobbins/Oregon House community.
The group developed the following two possibilities before deciding
to table the discussion until the planning committee could take it up at a
later date. 1st vision
statement We are a friendly
community who values and preserves the natural beauty and lifestyle of a
rural atmosphere. We value
the health, welfare, and safety of our children and all residents. We are
a community which values its rich history, values, traditions, and
recreational opportunities. We
plan for proper growth to provide needed facilities and economic support. We are a community
which values and preserves the natural beauty and lifestyle of a rural
atmosphere, open space, trees and wildlife, community safety and health… Lastly, the attendees
selected a planning committee. They
did so by returning to their groups and selecting two people from each
group to be on the committee. The
committee’s first meeting will be on December 7 at the Lake Francis
Resort, at 6:30 PM. If
you have any questions regarding the Community Action Planning process,
please contact James Connell at the YSEDC, (530) 751-8555, or John Fleming
at Yuba County, (530) 749-7558. |
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