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An Aspirational Vision for Our Future
The Kalispell Community Visioning Project WILL ...
The Kalispell Community Visioning Project is NOT...
The Kalispell Community Visioning Project is NOT...
- take into account the things people love about their community and want to retain and new things they'd like to see.
- involve everyone. Government, Business, Non-profits, Education, Residents...and all ages!
- involve a special kind of listening.
- require action-oriented goals, strategies, tactics, and stakeholder ownership to succeed.
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- take into account the things people love about their community and want to retain and new things they'd like to see.
- involve everyone. Government, Business, Non-profits, Education, Residents...and all ages!
- involve a special kind of listening.
- require action-oriented goals, strategies, tactics, and stakeholder ownership to succeed.
- Present choices and alternatives about the economy and livability that come from a growing community.
- engage the community in dialogue and make room for the "hard conversations".
- allow for thinking beyond the normal goals and objectives that often limit the community by the wants of only a few.
- reflect that Kalispell is the core or hub for our Flathead Valley.
- be a working plan that will be revisited and adjusted as our community grows over time.
- define a Kalispell Way to address growth.
The Kalispell Community Visioning Project is NOT...
The Kalispell Community Visioning Project is NOT...
The Kalispell Community Visioning Project is NOT...
- a replacement of community planning, but rather raises current plans up.
- meant to change or disrupt existing city or county growth policies or plans, but may influence future planning.
- one and done, put on a shelf to never be seen again.
- designed to address any specific groups agendas.
- a process to stop or inhibit growth in our community.
- some
- a replacement of community planning, but rather raises current plans up.
- meant to change or disrupt existing city or county growth policies or plans, but may influence future planning.
- one and done, put on a shelf to never be seen again.
- designed to address any specific groups agendas.
- a process to stop or inhibit growth in our community.
- something that can be done quickly or without significant planning and support.
- going to limit us to remaining in the past - the work will be forward focused.
We Need YOU!
The Kalispell Community Visioning Project is NOT...
We Need YOU!
Are you interested in serving on one of our community committees? Are you a board member of a non-profit stakeholder in Kalispell that should be involved? Are you looking to support this strategic growth planning effort? Please get in touch with us at the email below.
Our timeline...
PHASE 1: May - August '23 - Foundation Building
PHASE 2: September '23 - August '24 - Vision Development
PHASE 3: August - March '25 - Strategic Planning