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Community involvement will be a necessary part of that support and needs to be encouraged and
promoted.
Additionally, the results are complete from the "40 Developmental Assets Survey" facilitated by
The Search Institute. As the results contain some concerning information, they are not being
released to the public without prior consent by either Randy Huth or myself. The 40
Developmental Assets committee is responsible for brainstorming and implementing strength
based solutions to selected community based survey results. At this time, I am meeting with both
Frank Dunham and Randy Huth to identify the 5 major strengths and weaknesses from the
survey results and decide how to best implement them. We will be presenting our findings to
Council within the next month.
Town Squares
The purpose of this sub-committee is to identify and facilitate the creation of town squares
throughout Mission. The goal is to establish public meeting spaces and places and enable
citizens to meet, socialize and feel like part of their community
The committee is currently working on the development of a Rain Garden/Park on the
municipally owned property on the corner of 7 th Avenue and Grand street.This location will
provide a destination and resting place along the walking route identified in the Parks and Trails
Master Plan.
As a Rain Garden, it will add bio-diversity to the neighborhood. It will be an interactive
demonstration of rain-water management and a self-sustaining environmental pilot project. It
will be an innovative educational 'green' experience, and an accessible social interactive space.
This will be a community project with the majority of resources being of volunteer labor and
material.
There are several other locations in the community being reviewed by the sub-committee as
potential 'squares' including Lane Creek Park adjacent to the library. Many smaller empty
spaces are being considered as potentials and owners are being approached with possible
peiniission for usage even if on a temporary basis until the future use is determined
Having as many places as possible located along the planned walking route is a focus but with an
over-all view of providing these spaces in every corner of the community and enhancing
downtown Mission. There is good energy in this sub-committee and all new corners are
encouraged to join and bring their visions and creativity with them.
Housing
The purpose of the Housing Committee is to advocate and establish for a wide variety of housing
options throughout Mission to meet the needs of its residents.
The focus of this committee at present is to develop tenant stability in Mission by encouraging
better relations between landlords, tenants and Non Profit Organizations. In February, the
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Phone (604) 820-3752 Fax (604) 826-1363 & (604) 820-3715 Web Site: www.city.mission.bc.ca E-mail: khargreaves@mission.ca