| Advancing Your Community Aligning Our Region for an Extraordinary Future |
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| Community Conventions for the Future |
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| Herkimer County: Valley Communities (Frankfort, Ilion, Mohawk, Herkimer, Little Falls), Monday, October 2, 2006, 6-9 pm, BOCES 352 Gros Blvd .Herkimer telphone: 867-1440 email: sjones@herkimercounty.org Kuyahoora Valley (Ohio, Newport, Poland, Fairfield, Middleville, Norway, Gray, Russia, Coldbrook, Gravesville), Tuesday, October 3, 2006, 6-9 pm, Poland Central School Cafeteria telephone: 826-3432 or 315-724-0583 email: supervisor@ntcnet.com Dolgeville Area, Wednesday, October 4, 2006, 6-9 pm, The Dolgeville Mill telephone: 429-3210 email: jan@dolgevillemill.com Herkimer County Conference of Mayors Dinner Thursday, October 5, 2006 |
Everyone is invited and encouraged to participate. This is your chance to be heard —to improve your community and our region —to make them what you want them to become. Participants will share opinions, outline their vision for the future, generate possibilities, initiate projects, and open leadership opportunities. These events continue the Convention for the Future process, a broad cooperative effort by diverse individuals and groups to develop our region. David Beurle, founder and principal of Innovative Leadership Australia, will lead these programs. Beurle is a regional community and economic development expert with experience across the United States and around the world. Admission is free. To register in advance: ------ Or, use the local area contact information listed to the left. |
| Previous conventions: Herkimer County Kick-Off, May 23, 2006. Town of Webb Area, May 22, 2006 - vision for the future Utica Area, Tue, March 28, 2006 - vision for the future. Waterville Area, March 30, 2006. vision for the future |
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| NOW IS THE TIME. THIS IS THE PLACE. YOU MAKE THE DIFFERENCE. |
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The effort to align our region for an extraordinary future through the
Convention for the Future process was launched at MVCC in Utica in
January 2006. More than 500 residents participated. Participants heard case studies and compared our strengths and weaknesses to the top 10 attributes of successful regional communities. Our region was judged high on:
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