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March 9, 2009 Planning and Zoning
PRESS RELEASE From: The Sauk County Department of Planning and Zoning and The Steering Committee of the Sauk County Comprehensive Plan Date: March 9, 2009 For Immediate Publication Imagine, Decide, Prepare Facing Our Future in Sauk County Our future is now, and we are the change we’ve been waiting for. How often have we all heard these statements? Well, what is your role in creating a better tomorrow for yourself, your family and the community you live in? What choices do we have, both as individuals and as members of a society, and what vision do we share? How can we work together to realize the future we seek? Sauk County confronts a world of uncertainty that promises only to get our attention - one way or the other. There is no time to waste, and much to gain by knowing our strengths, recognizing our weaknesses and by scouting the trail ahead. If not now, when? If not us, who? Sauk County welcomes you and your neighbors to join us for Facing Our Future: a Sauk County Community Conversation on March 30, 2009 at 6:00 P.M., in the CAL Center at Reedsburg Area High School, 1100 South Albert Ave., Reedsburg, Wisconsin. Facing Our Future is the latest of a series of public participation events conducted by the citizens’ Steering Committee, appointed by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors to manage the development of the Sauk County Comprehensive Plan. The keynote speaker for the event is Richard Longworth, an internationally recognized journalist, senior fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Distinguished Visiting Scholar at DePaul University. He will address the topic of economic and social upheaval in Midwestern communities resulting from global economic change. Mr. Longworth is the author of Caught in the Middle, America’s Heartland in the Age of Globalism. Mr. Longworth will answer questions following his presentation. Facing Our Future: a Sauk County Community Conversation is intended to generate creative ideas regarding the future of Sauk County, particularly with regard to five critical areas of concern: Agriculture and Natural Resources; the Economy; Government; Quality of Life and Transportation. Energy and Jobs are topics of special importance as well. Participants will have an opportunity to contribute to the creation of a comprehensive Sauk County community Vision Statement, and to engage in facilitated small group discussions designed to identify and develop strategies for solving pressing problems and improving the lives of Sauk County residents. The Steering Committee of the Sauk County Comprehensive Plan encourages all citizens of the County to gather for this evening of learning and sharing, to assist in its efforts to write a Comprehensive Plan that will help Position Sauk County for the Future. Registration is required, and seating is limited. Please register soon by telephone at (608) 355-3250. For more information, and to register on-line for the Facing the Future event, visit the Sauk County Comprehensive Plan website, www.saukplan.org.