City Diaries
Murray
Citizens of Murray have been actively participating in conversations with city officials to voice their ideas about existing services and to say whether or not there are new or different services they would like to see in the future. The 2010-11 city budget will be created, based around information gleaned from citizens.
Links:
To see the public comments from the Community Listening Session on September 17, 2009.
To hear the WKMS news report from the Community Listening Session.
To read the Murray Ledger and Times news report from the Community Listening Session.
For general information about the city of Murray and details related to the Listening Session, click here
NewCity Bonnieville
NewCity Bonnieville is a strategic planning effort launched in March 2010 in Bonnieville, Kentucky. A local committee has been established to lead and support the effort known as the Bonnieville Opportunity and Advancement Zone (BOAZ).
A kickoff event launched the initiative on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. at the Bonnieville Elementary School. More than 80 citizens shared their vision for the future of the community.
Four project teams have been created to address various issues and to implement ideas that were gathered from the citizens. On April 10, 2010, a community-wide cleanup effort is scheduled.
Anyone is welcome to attend any of the meetings and participate in the effort! For more information, contact Bonnieville City Hall at bonnkywater@scrtc.com or call (270) 531-3212. You may also write to Tad Long, Director of Business Development, NewCities Institute at tlong@newcities.org or Bobbie Bryant, Director of Public Affairs at bbryant@newcities.org.
March 4, 2010 Citizen Comments and Ideas
NewCity Bonnieville Frequently Asked Questions
NewCity West Liberty-Morgan County
Morgan County community leaders, citizens, and young people are creating a community roadmap into the 21st century. You can be a part of the excitement...and the work! Catch up on all of the past and future meetings by clicking on the links below.
A Bridge to Tomorrow - Morgan County Vision and Strategic Plan
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Kickoff Meeting Agenda - January 22, 2009
Kickoff Meeting Summary - January 22, 2009
Kickoff Meeting Participant Comments - January 22, 2009
Press Release - Dr. Vaughn Grisham to Lead Community Development Training
February 19, 2009 - Meeting Notes (not yet available)
Press Release - Youth Invited to Share Thoughts on the Future of Morgan County
Morgan County High School Students Participate in Visioning Process
Morgan County Twenty & Thirty-somethings Provide Ideas for the Vision of Morgan County
High School Student Survey (Sample)
Press Release - Meeting on March 31, 2009
Meeting Summary - April 23, 2009
Liberty City a Vision of Tomorrow
The Morgan County Community Vision and Planning Initiative is funded through a grant provided by the Brushy Fork Institute and the Appalachian Regional Commission. The NewCities Institute is providing technical support and training.
NewCity Inez
NewCity Inez is a strategic planning effort launched in October 2008. The local leadership of Inez and Martin County, Kentucky will work with the NewCities Institute to establish a process, identify projects, and create implentation strategies. The result will be improved communication between the leadership of the community and its citizens. The ultimate goal is to engage more citizens in the decision-making process of the community and improve the quality of life for all citizens.
NewCity Inez is funded through a grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission in Washington D.C. , the Kentucky Department for Local Government in Frankfort, Kentucky, and the Center for Rural Development in Somerset, Kentucky.
The NewCities Institute in Lexington, Kentucky will work with the community throughout the process to develop the vision with the community, facilitate the discusions, make recommendations to the community, and create accountability standards for implementation. The NewCities Institute adheres to the principles of openness and transparency. All meetings are open to the public, and documents related to the discussions and recommendations will be posted to this website as soon as possible following the meetings.
For more information, contact Inez City Hall at inezcityhall@bellsouth.net or Tad Long, Director of Business Development, NewCities Institute at tlong@newcities.org.
Martin County Roadmap to the Future - Vision and Strategic Plan
Inez Community Meeting Summary - November 3, 2008
Meeting Notes - December 4, 2008
Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprieses - Presentation
The Martin County Extension Service has created the Martin County Adventure Tourism Action Plan. Download the plan here.
NewCity Harlan 2020
Harlan 2020 - a group of citizens in Harlan County, Kentucky - envisions new opportunities for the community. In the spring of 2009, 25 citizens partnered with the NewCities Institute to learn leadership skills and techniques that would build strong working relationships and sustainable success.
In the fall of 2009, Harlan 2020 will officially launch. You may visit their website at http://www.harlan2020.com.
We congratulate Harlan 2020 and all of those who are working hard to improve the quality of life within their own communities. The Harlan 2020 Leadership Initiative was funded through the generosity of the Appalachian Regional Commission through the Brushy Fork Institute. We acknowledge and thank them for their support.
The work and progress of the Harlan 2020 Leadership Initiative has been captured through a report to the community. You may download "A Foundation for Success - The Harlan County Leadership Initiative" by clicking here.
Harlan County has experienced many successes as its community development work has progressed. You may read about a Harlan County youth initiative HERE.
Harlan's citizens also took part in a cleanup of the historic Crank's Creek area. To read about the many new ideas that took form during the cleanup, click HERE.
NewCity Morehead Wins Southern Growth Policy Board Innovator Award!
The NewCities Institute, the Kentucky League of Cities and Morehead State University have been named “2008 Kentucky Innovator of the Year” for their collaborative research initiative in Morehead and Rowan County. The NewCity Morehead project was selected from over 100 other entries in the Southern region for its outstanding initiative in youth development and engagement. In 2006, the NewCities Institute began the NewCity Morehead initiative that assisted Morehead and Rowan County civic leaders to engage their citizens in conversations about goals for their community in the 21st century. As the community initiative moved forward, Morehead State University began to incorporate the project into the classroom and encouraged young people to participate.
The Innovator Award was presented at the Youth: The Real Future of the South conference, which focused on youth development and engagement and offered strategies for building policies and partnerships for young individuals to become responsible leaders. The projects were judged upon their uniqueness, ability to target young individuals and to provide a proven track record or reliable measure of future success.
Click here to view the official news release.
NewCity Morehead
In 2006, Morehead and Rowan County, Kentucky took the unprecedented step of local intergovernmental cooperation by jointly engaging in Kentucky's first NewCity initiative. As the city of Morehead and the Rowan County Fiscal Court voted on this historic cooperative effort, other community leaders stepped up to join in the effort including Morehead State University, St. Claire Regional Hospital, the Morehead-Rowan County Economic Development Corporation, Maysville Community and Technical College-Rowan Campus, and the Morehead-Rowan County Chamber of Commerce.
Multiple listening sessions throughout the city, the county, and on-campus were held as citizens engaged the community's leadership in open dialogue about the future of their community. Their comments and the community's strategies were chronicled throughout the process. The results may be found through the links below.
MMRC Fire Department Listening Session
Haldeman-Hayes Crossing Listening Session
Elliottville Baptist Church Listening Session
NewCity Morehead Kickoff Invitation
NewCity Moscow
In 2005, the NewCities Institute created “America’s NewCities Initiative” to assist communities in engaging their citizens. Based upon the 12 Principles of Community Building, the Initiative provides processes and strategies to help communities thrive in the 21st global economy. Our communities are listed on the right. You can follow our adventures as citizens describe their hopes and dreams for the future of their communities.
Over a period of twelve months, hundreds of citizens participated in the process that became a work in progress. Through a series of listening sessions, charettes, and continuous dialogue, the NewCities Institute worked with the community to devise a series of strategies to address several recurring themes that emerged throughout the process.
in September 2006, the NewCities Institute presented its final recommendations to the community. While the community has utilized several of the strategies outlined in the final report, the leaders are continuing to engage Moscow's citizens in meaningful dialogue about the community's future.
We salute the courage of the local leadership to continuously engage its citizens in meaningful dialogue. We are proud to call Moscow, Idaho our first NewCity!
Congratulations Moscow!
NewCity Moscow Schedule
Invitation to NewCity Moscow Kickoff
September 22, 2005
New City Moscow FAQ
NewCity Moscow Final Report
A NewCity is Emerging
Possibilities for a NewCity Moscow
NewCity Madisonville-Hopkins County
NewCity Madisonville-Hopkinsville officially launched in mid-September 2007. Keep up with all of the events by visiting this page often! Just click on the links below to download the document. Congratulations to our newest "new city!"
NewCity Madisonville-Hopkins County Final Report
NewCity Madisonville-Hopkins County Calendar of Events
NewCity Madisonville-Hopkins County FAQ
White Plains Listening Session
Dawson Springs Listening Session
Trover Health Systems Listening Session
Madisonville Community College Listening Session
Kickoff Event and Community Charette
Check-up: "Did We Hear You Right?"
Our Cities
- Murray
- NewCity Bonnieville
- NewCity West Liberty-Morgan County
- NewCity Inez
- NewCity Harlan 2020
- NewCity Morehead Wins Southern Growth Policy Board Innovator Award!
- NewCity Morehead
- NewCity Moscow
- NewCity Madisonville-Hopkins County
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