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<br />. rr-,w 2............ . <br /> <br />~.. <br />~.'7"~.,. <br />... <br /> <br />VISION BRAINSTORM <br />Thinking about Martinsville in the Year 2025, and keeping a comprehensive, possibility-oriented <br />perspective, <br />· What is it that we want to insure that we keep? <br />· What is it that we want to change? <br /> <br />Keep: <br /> <br />Group One (Mark, Ron, Kook) <br /> <br />· Maintain own character; maintain historic roots and feeling with modern facilities <br />· Entrepreneurial spirit; can do <br />· Friendly spirit <br />· Attractive environment <br />· Good work ethic <br />· Community pride <br />· Current media outlets <br />· Citizens involved with community decisions and supportive of the vision <br />· Conservative stewardship of city resources <br />· EDC <br />· "City Without Limits" <br />· Community of strength <br />· Name recognition <br />· Focus on developing superior school system <br />· Core services that the City now provides <br />· Determination to get new project support (i.e. museum and New College) <br />· A City Council with a vision <br />· Current large and small employers <br />· Current way of attracting business; using economic incentives such as taxes and the shell building to <br />stay competitive on the national market <br />· Keep an annual leadership training to sharpen and update the vision; bring new and current Members <br />on board; give renewed buy in to the vision <br /> <br />Chanqe: <br />· To be recognized as a role model for other cities <br />· The view of Federal, state, and local representatives for improved representation; they must chanpion <br />our causes; we must improve the way we communicate with these representatives through better <br />methods; be in touch during the session <br />· Get to where we can be selective about business we attract <br />· Build on public/private collaboration in attracting new business <br />· Bring City/County together in collaborative efforts - a sharing partnership that is not competitive <br />· Community's perspective on the necessity of leadership training <br /> <br />3 <br />