15 YEARS OF COMMUNITY BUILDING 14 Community Council’s grassroots process gives agency to the community to identify, study, discuss, build consensus, and respond to our regional problems. Participants successfully used the process as a springboard to create change across jurisdictional lines. As one participant observed, “Community Council really pulls the region together.” Another described the process as giving many people the knowledge and confidence that “they can affect change in their own community.” This collaboration and bonding strengthened our region with meaningful and tangible results. Over the past 15 years, the community has tackled nine topics. The final reports of the study committees and implementation task forces are not just placed on a shelf. Instead, they have a lasting impact, providing a common language and ongoing resources for our community. Many detailed examples are provided in each topic’s final reports posted on the Community Council’s study webpage. Here are highlights of some of the impacts. IMPACTS Strengthening Our Region
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