Sterling Community Master Plan - Greenville County

Sterling Neighborhood Master Plan July 2010
The report concludes with chapter nine which puts each of the strategies together into an
implementation and action plan. A “strategy board” that arranges the recommendations into a
one sheet matrix that shows the themes, the recommendations, the time frames, and the vision for
each theme is included in this chapter. This synopsis is a convenient way for all of the partners
in Sterling to check progress on items and report back to the community as the plan progresses.
1.4 Acknowledgements
This plan is a product of a remarkable partnership of city and county government, the private
sector, community agencies, churches, and citizens. Special thanks to the members of the
steering committee comprised of representatives of each of these groups. The steering
committee provided valuable insight into the community and important discussion about the
plan’s recommendations through many meetings. These members are recognized at the end of
the report.
Thanks goes to the staff of the Sterling Recreation Center who made room for the project team
and helped coordinate meeting space for all of the public meetings. Thanks goes also to
Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church for providing much needed space as well. A particular
thanks goes to Maxim Williams who coordinated the public involvement, rallied participants to
meetings, and deftly navigated through many different interests to seek understanding from
every perspective. Finally, thanks goes to the citizens of Sterling as well as those whose lives
have been touched by Sterling the neighborhood and Sterling High. Your participation in this
plan was important, inspiring, and essential. This plan is dedicated to the elders of Sterling
whose legacy it honors and to the children of Sterling who will inherit that legacy.
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Continuing the community legacy and leadership