Loving Our City Through Particpating In Public Forum
Hey guys, just wanted to let you know about an awesome opportunity coming up to not only support our wonderful city but to have a say in the future of Huntington.
A new civic group called Create Huntington is hosting a community forum to put together a long-term plan for the city and all are invited to attend and to give input. From a recent article in the Herald-Dispatch, “Create Huntington wants to take ideas from different segments of the Huntington community -- Marshall University, business, government, nonprofits and residents -- and create a development plan. It wants to facilitate development, as well as coordinate efforts already under way in the community so the right hand knows what the left is doing.”
This sounds like a great idea and is something that has needed to happen for a long time. Given that one of the main focuses at Crew is loving our city, I think it is vital that we be involved in forums such as this to help provide a different kingdom perspective into the direction we think Huntington needs to go. Also, if we are to have the greatest impact on our city and to allow God the most opportunity to use us, we have to connect with others in this city. We cannot help fix the problems here on our own and our church was not meant to be an island in the city but rather a vital part of it.
I challenge each member of Crew to ask themselves if the vitality of Huntington is something that you feel strongly about. If it is, then I encourage you to attend this meeting along with myself and others from our church. Begin thinking of ways that Huntington can be improved such as the suggestion of starting a non-voting council position for a Marshall student to allow for better communication between our city and one of it's most important institutions. Identify areas that could use a little sprucing up and begin putting together a plan of the best way to do so. If we can bring these ideas before people who have a way of making them happen, our possibilities are endless.
Ironically, this forum takes place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29. For those of you paying attention, this is the day after our service project at St. Clouds. That will definitely bring some weight to our ideas if we can show those at this meeting that we are already a physical part of restoring Huntington and not only have we put some thought into it, but we are turning those ideas in actions! I hope you will consider joining me at this meeting to help restore Huntington and to make sure that God is glorified in doing so!
Tim Bailey, City Team Leader
A new civic group called Create Huntington is hosting a community forum to put together a long-term plan for the city and all are invited to attend and to give input. From a recent article in the Herald-Dispatch, “Create Huntington wants to take ideas from different segments of the Huntington community -- Marshall University, business, government, nonprofits and residents -- and create a development plan. It wants to facilitate development, as well as coordinate efforts already under way in the community so the right hand knows what the left is doing.”
This sounds like a great idea and is something that has needed to happen for a long time. Given that one of the main focuses at Crew is loving our city, I think it is vital that we be involved in forums such as this to help provide a different kingdom perspective into the direction we think Huntington needs to go. Also, if we are to have the greatest impact on our city and to allow God the most opportunity to use us, we have to connect with others in this city. We cannot help fix the problems here on our own and our church was not meant to be an island in the city but rather a vital part of it.
I challenge each member of Crew to ask themselves if the vitality of Huntington is something that you feel strongly about. If it is, then I encourage you to attend this meeting along with myself and others from our church. Begin thinking of ways that Huntington can be improved such as the suggestion of starting a non-voting council position for a Marshall student to allow for better communication between our city and one of it's most important institutions. Identify areas that could use a little sprucing up and begin putting together a plan of the best way to do so. If we can bring these ideas before people who have a way of making them happen, our possibilities are endless.
Ironically, this forum takes place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29. For those of you paying attention, this is the day after our service project at St. Clouds. That will definitely bring some weight to our ideas if we can show those at this meeting that we are already a physical part of restoring Huntington and not only have we put some thought into it, but we are turning those ideas in actions! I hope you will consider joining me at this meeting to help restore Huntington and to make sure that God is glorified in doing so!
Tim Bailey, City Team Leader
posted by Josh Perry at
7:46 AM
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Where is this taking place? I am definitely coming
It's going to be at the conference center at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena. I hope we can get a big group down there.
Oh, meant to also encourage everyone going to put all of your ideas on paper before you go. Think through ways to make things happen and if at all possible/applicable, do some research into the topic and see what other cities have done. Believe me, many of the people at this type of event will be looking for ways to say why things CAN'T happen rather than looking for ways TO make them happen. The more thorough you are with your knowledge of the subject, the more serious they take you. Make sure that you also consider how an idea will impact the city budget or other ways it can be funded.
oh man!!!! I was totally on board until I read that it's happening on the 29th! I'll be out of town on a work trip and can't make it. Can you post a follow-up after the meeting to keep us informed?
Shouldn't be a problem to post a follow-up. Also, anyone looking for ideas may want to check out the Cabell County library on 9th street. In the local history room on the second floor there is a book from 1982 outlining some things that the city could do to make itself better. Some of the projects have been done but many have not. When you go into the history room, the book is all of the way to the far left wall in the very bottom left cabinet drawer beneath all of the maps and such in a drawer labeled remodeling/renovation or something to that effect. Great inspiration in that book. Very easy place to get some ideas if you have some time to go down there and look.
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