 Earlier this year more than 220 concerned local citizens devoted time and energy to help realize a desirable future for the Kickapoo Watershed. Last June VSN published the Kickapoo Conversations Report as an inspirational tool for local comprehensive planning efforts.
The report includes a step-by-step instructional guide on developing a comprehensive plan for your township, village, or city. The participants’ Vision for our area in the year 2020 is presented in the second section and on our website. The report demonstrates how participants developed their ideas and created action plans for realizing these ideas. Some plans with active support include increasing CREP awareness and enrollment, a community radio station, establishing a dark sky preserve around Wildcat Mountain State Park and creating an agricultural steering committee to focus on issues related to farming. If you are an active farmer, please call VSN to join this committee.
VSN volunteers are presenting the report to the boards of all 48 units of government in our watershed. Volunteers have enjoyed positive responses from governmental board members. Some boards are well prepared for planning and others are just starting their comprehensive planning work. Volunteers are also distributing the reports to libraries, schools, and governmental agencies active in the Kickapoo Valley. VSN extends a hearty “thank you” to those promoting the value of comprehensive planning for inevitable change. Please contact us if you are interested in a copy of this useful and exciting report or if you are able to help in distribution to others.
VSN congratulates the 12 units of government, known as the Vernon County Grant Group, who are now designing public input surveys. The Kickapoo Conversations Report proved valuable in developing their strategies. If you are interested in any of the above opportunities or just want more information, please call the VSN office at 637-3615 or visit our website at www.kickapoovsn.org.
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