|
Documents
The Collaborative's Board has devoted the year 2009
to holding meetings on the variety of topics touched upon
in earlier planningn documents.
We are aiming to hold monthly meetings on a wide variety of topics.
The outcome of these meetings will inform a re-writing of the REAP Plan.
The REAP planning document (outlining the conditions in the area and
approaches to improving them) is available on the web through a Table
of Contents. The complete Strategic Plan document (original
or re-formatted version) can be
downloaded as a PDF file, viewed and (if desired) printed. The draft
Work Plan and a Visioning Report
from the Visioning Session (see below) are also available as PDF files.
PDF files can be viewed and printed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader,
available for free download from
Adobe's web site.
Background Information on the REAP Plan
The Collaborative applied to the US Department of Agriculture
(USDA) for a REAP
designation. The application was approved in November, 2000.
The designation has since been re-approved, and currently stands
to be in place until x xx, 2xxx.
Having this designation gives weight when Northeast Kingdom
organizations and communities apply for grants. The Collaborative initiated
a Planning effort and set up
Task Force Committees to develop and write the plan that accompanied
that application.
Visioning Session
Before hearing about and applying for REAP designation, the Collaborative
sponsored a community Visioning Session
in Lyndonville on March 27, 1999. About 120 people participated.
The results are summarized in a Visioning
Statement. The Visioning Statement served as a guide for the
creation of a REAP plan. A longer Visioning
Report is available as a PDF file.
|
