Emporians are asked to give their thoughts on community needs and goals during a pair of visioning meetings on the calendar next week.
Meetings are 5:30 pm March 23 and 9 am March 24, both at the White Auditorium Little Theatre. This part of the process connected to funding through the US Department of Agriculture’s Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge approved for Emporia back in November. On KVOE’s Morning Show this week, Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas President Chuck Scott said there are several focal points with this effort.
The RDA is working with Atlas Community Studios on the grant., which is being split between Emporia and Tunica County, Mississippi.
The USDA expects results of the grant to include an analysis of broadband Internet capacity for homes and businesses, strategy development to improve local housing, new or enhanced cultural and recreational amenities, strengthened workforce development and establishing a peer exchange network.
Scott says there will be a community survey as part of this information-gathering effort. Details on the survey will be announced soon.
