Emmett/Gem County Community Review Report Summary

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Emmett/Gem County Review Team Makeup and Contributions Visiting Team members are a diverse mix of professionals from the public, private and nonprofit sectors. Team composition includes federal, state, and local government representatives, trainers and facilitators, and community leaders with years of experience in infrastructure, streets & roads, telecommunications, land use planning, economic development, labor, small business development and planning, community volunteerism, youth asset development, senior services, community development, arts and culture, and private consulting. All of the visitors’ time was donated to the community for this effort, including travel and lodging costs. As strong and committed partners in the process, the City of Emmett, Gem County, Gem Economic Development Association (G.E.D.A.), Shadow Butte Development Corporation (S.B.D.C.), Economic Development Grows Communities (E.D.G.E.), Citizens Organized for the Revitalization of Emmett (C.O.R.E.), Citizens for a Safe Highway 16, Gem County Chamber of Commerce, Emmett Job Service Office, Walter Knox Memorial Hospital, U.S.D.A. Service Center, Emmett School District, Gem County Ministerial Association, Emmett Senior Center, Cherry Bowl, Swing Scene Restaurant, Cloverleaf Restaurant, Big Sky Telecommunications, Rotary, Kiwanis, and other community and civic groups provided committed participants to this process, meeting areas, refreshments and meals for all participants, and the most valuable resource of all: time. The total estimated (in-kind) value of this review to the community of Emmett is well over $20,000, reflecting approximately $355 per day per visiting team member along with other preparation and follow-up time. Cost per day is based on average salaries (plus benefits), travel, lodging and per diem costs contributed by visiting team members and associated organizations. Aside from the actual review itself, select Planning Team members also spent weeks coordinating the review, conducting site visits, participating in follow-up meetings, and producing the report. This significant investment represents an in-kind match toward a community's planning efforts and should be an incentive for community leaders and residents to make the best possible use of the Review process and product. This is the equivalent of hiring a 20-member consulting firm solely for the cost of meals, meeting areas, and local tour transportation for the two days of the review. The key Team Members for the Emmett/Gem County Review included the following individuals; for background and contact information, see the team member biographies in the appendix: 10
Steering Committee Name Title Organization Hank Ebert Rural Development Specialist Idaho Department of Commerce Michael Shaw Human Rights Coordinator Association of Idaho Cities Erik Kingston Housing Resources Coordinator Idaho Housing & Finance Association Brian Dale Operations Specialist US Dept of Housing & Urban Development Deb Krum 211 Project Manager Mountain States Group Dwight Johnson IRP Interim Executive Director Idaho Dept of Labor/Idaho Rural Partnership Tedd McDonald Psychology Professor Boise State University Infrastructure Tom Pickren Telecommunications Consultant CayNet Consulting Jan Blickenstaff Rural & Community Dev. Administrator Idaho Department of Commerce Zella Johnson President Kuna ACT Joseph Haynes Local Highway Administrator Local Highway Technical Assistance Council Treena Clark AIC Intern Boise State University MPA Program Land Use & Community Design Jon Barrett Co-Director Idaho Smart Growth Whitney Rearick Project Developer Mercy Housing Idaho Julie Thomas Consultant Mid-Snake Rvr. Resource Conservtn & Devlpmt. Lorie Higgins Dept. of Ag., Econ. & Rural Sociology University of Idaho Civic Life & Community Involvement Delta Smith Community Development Director Idaho Commission on the Arts Cammie Nelson Program Specialist Idaho Values Youth Conchi Morales Interim Executive Director Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs Richard Juengling Administrative Support Manager Idaho Office on Aging Linda Laky Dir. of Investor Relations/New Resources United Way of Treasure Valley Danielle Jones Research Assistant Boise State University Home Team Leaders Cathy Smith President Gem Economic Development Association Lynsey Juel Community Volunteer/VISTA Gem County Chamber of Commerce I Rick Weekly Citizen Member Shadow Butte Development Corporation I Chris Erlebach Citizen Member Citizens for a Safe Highway 16 LU Debra Lish Planning & Zoning Administrator Gem County LU Cheryl Conrad President Shadow Butte Development Corporation CL Stephanie Crays Executive Director Gem County Chamber of Commerce CL Dan Coy President Gem County Ministerial Association CL Maria Salazar Citizen Member Sacred Heart Church 11
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Item Table 1: Overall Mean Quality
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Rank Table 1a: Ranked Overall Mean
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Table 7: Short-Term Challenges Faci
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14) Cost of Public Services: Arts &
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Appendix Advice, Assistance, & Avai
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Community Review Visiting Team Memb
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News Articles Community Assessment
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Brian Dale, of the US Dept. of Hous
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GEDA to Hold Joint Community Meetin
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Community Review Agenda May 20, 200
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