15 YEARS OF COMMUNITY BUILDING 7 HISTORY Community Council grew out of a series of community forums held during 2006 and 2007. Participants expressed the desire for a process that would engage people in community conversations about growth and change across the jurisdictions and sectors of our region. "Riding the Wave—Managing Community Change" was moderated by a representative from the Jacksonville Community Council, a citizen group in northern Florida with over 35 years of cooperative problem solving experience. A founding board of directors launched Community Council with the purpose of engaging residents in a recurring cycle of community discussion, research, consensus, advocacy, and measurement of progress. OUR FIRST PROGRAM WAS A COMMUNITY DRIVEN PROBLEM SOLVING MODEL FOR COMMUNITY CHANGE. OUR MODEL FOR BRINGING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY PRIORITIES EVOLVED INTO THE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS.
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