Plainfield community members are invited to participate in the next step of the Plainfield Forward process to review, discuss and prioritize community-led actions that will improve the future of their town. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 17th from 5:30-8:30 pm at the Haybarn Theater at The Creative Campus at Goddard with free pizza and childcare provided.
Participants will review the ideas brainstormed by community members in surveys, at a youth forum, and during the July kickoff event. The focus will be to answer the question: what’s most important for Plainfield to do right now? Through discussion and multiple rounds of dot-voting, the community will identify top priorities for action. All members of the Plainfield community are encouraged to join — including those displaced by the floods, residents, youth, families, and those who work in town or who own businesses — even if they didn’t join the first meeting. Learn more about the process at bit.ly/PlainfieldForward or contact Laura Cavin Bailey at (802) 234-1646 or [email protected].
“We were so impressed by how many community members of all ages showed up to share ideas for the future of Plainfield in July, at the youth forum September 5th, and through the online survey,” says VCRD Climate Economy Director Laura Cavin Bailey. “We invite the community to join on September 17th to discuss and prioritize the actions that were shared to build momentum toward the collective future for Plainfield.”
This event is the second of a three step process, which brings community members together to examine issues and generate ideas, decide top priorities, and develop action plans for the future of their town. The first step of this process collected input on the opportunities and challenges facing Plainfield from over 230 community members through forums at a community dinner, paper and online surveys, and a youth forum. A team of representatives from state and regional organizations joined to listen and will serve as resources to the community as they take action.
The Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) provides the overall structure and neutral facilitation throughout the Plainfield Forward process. VCRD is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the advancement of Vermont communities and has brought together over 90 Vermont communities in facilitated and structured processes to share ideas and move towards common solutions.
ORCA Media will be live streaming the event. Find the link to join at Plainfield Forward.
The third meeting in the process will take place on Thursday, October 16th at the Haybarn Theater at the Creative Campus at Goddard to build action plans around the chosen priorities and connect to technical and financial resources to move the community-determined priorities forward.
For more information, visit bit.ly/PlainfieldForward contact VCRD at (802) 234-1646, or email Laura Cavin Bailey at [email protected]. For accommodations, email Nick Parker at [email protected] or call/text (802) 227-4059.