Nine people attended last nights strategic planning meeting in the lower level of the community building. It was unfortunate that no Village Board members attended, because they will need to be involved in the implementation of action plans.
The top priority of the group was housing. The action plan included applying for a grant to do a housing survey. The last survey done is now out of date. The grant will cover 75% of the cost of the survey, so the additional 25% will need to be paid with local funds. The housing survey is necessary for applying for any state or federal grant or loan programs.
Tim Spoeneman and Garry Clark volunteered to oversee the housing action plan.
It was suggested that someone from Lyons be invited to talk to the Village Board or the housing group about what they are doing with old houses in Lyons.
The second priority was business retention. I had to leave the meeting before the action plan was completed, so I will try to publish the action plans in a later post.
