Emmett/Gem County Community Review Report Summary

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With grateful acknowledgement to the following organizations who served on the visiting team as outstanding resources: 2
Preface....................................................................................................... 6 Introduction & Overview .......................................................................... 8 Emmett/Gem County Review Team Makeup and Contributions..........10 Analysis Areas Requested by the Community .........................................12 Early History of Emmett & Gem County ................................................14 Executive Summary .................................................................................17 Strategic Thoughts & Themes.................................................................21 Valley of Plenty of Assets............................................................................................. 21 ‘Fight change and die. Accept change and survive. Lead change and thrive.’......... 21 Communication & Relationship Building .................................................................. 22 Plan, Plan, Plan: Luck is the residue of design.......................................................... 24 Move from Vision to Action through a Regional Mindset.......................................... 27 Big Picture Recommendations.................................................................................... 28 Economic Development in Emmett and Gem County........................... 30 Threats .........................................................................................................................31 Opportunities............................................................................................................... 31 Retail Business Development...................................................................................... 31 Basic Industry/Industrial Park ................................................................................... 32 Observations ................................................................................................................ 33 Available Resources..................................................................................................... 36 Infrastructure........................................................................................... 37 Roads and Streets ........................................................................................................ 37 Airport & Industrial Park............................................................................................. 39 Railroad and Bicycle/Pedestrian Facilities................................................................. 40 Public Transportation.................................................................................................. 41 Wastewater Treatment Plant ....................................................................................... 41 Water Facilities ............................................................................................................ 41 Telecommunications ................................................................................................... 42 Land-Use Planning & Community Design ............................................ 44 Downtown Revitalization ............................................................................................ 44 Land Use Planning ...................................................................................................... 48 3
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Page 7 and 8: Part Three, Community Surveys & Int
Page 9 and 10: through increased collaboration and
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Page 21 and 22: Strategic Thoughts & Themes Valley
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Page 39 and 40: spend $12,022 per mile for total di
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Comprehensive plan policies related
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(9) Other/Miscellaneous. The follow
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General community comments and conc
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Civic Life and Community Involvemen
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The Cherry Festival The Cherry Fest
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• The historic Frontier Theatre i
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• Conduct research on how other d
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understand this might be a challeng
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least, underestimated in terms of t
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Program (RSVP), or a mentoring prog
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Asset-Based Community Development I
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eported being African-American/Blac
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“longer-term residents” and res
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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 2: Mean Quality Ratings of Co
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Item Table 5: Mean Quality Ratings
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Table 7: Short-Term Challenges Faci
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Emmett Development, Retention, & Qu
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14) Cost of Public Services: Arts &
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Appendix Advice, Assistance, & Avai
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99 • National Civilian Community
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COMMUNITY MATRIX DIVERSIFICATION ST
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engineering or sales, but not all t
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Community Review Visiting Team Memb
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Administrator and has served in tha
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projects, and fundraising. Delta ha
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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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