Rosalia HORIZONS 2009-2011 VISIONING - STRATEGIC/ACTION PLANNING

Rosalia HORIZONS 2009-2011 VISIONING - STRATEGIC/ACTION PLANNING

Community Issue: Needing a HUB for community revitalization and stainable growth
Primary Goals:
1.Decrease poverty and increase prosperity through community education and growth. Offer training and activities for all citizens of Rosalia, young and old 2. Provide a group to enrich community and education, create a faculty that is barrier free, inviting, safe, and prosperous
3. Provide a location for enrichment, communication, education for youth and families.
4. Support and Encourage New Business Creation
5. Help to sustain Rosalia’s businesses through education, advertising and support
A. Desired Outcomes B. Major Objectives/Tasks C. Available Community Assets (existing) D. Desired Partners (new) E. Person/Group Responsible F. Budget/Purpose/Source
Increase retail employment by 10% by Conduct job readiness workshops in September, October Local Employers Chamber Vivian Plank $150 (food/room)
July 2010 and November 2009 Existing Employees (different type stores)
Conduct resume writing and job search/interviewing Community College Mary Lou Benson $100 (food/room)
Workshops in January and February 2010

GOAL 1:
Provide financial, food preservation, Aug 2009 have sign up sheets available to town Local banks and employees School, WSU Food Preservation, Dee Peterschick and other $100
Employment search education, etc. to Recruit leaders/teachers for work shops Rosalia School , FBLA, FFA, WSU Extension office, Work source teachers, Nan, Bank employees, food &
The community holding one class each business, OMWBE certification Whitman Co Library Pinecreek Village, Rosalia Horizons barrier
Quarter, with schedule established by advertise and arrange barrier reduction Fran Maxwell Non-profit group reduction
October 2010, special target towards Jan 2010 hold first workshop
Women, single parent homes and July 2010 hold second workshop
Youth. April 2010 hold third workshop

GOAL 2:
Begin a “hub” with specific goal of Identify locations suitable for short term Realtor: Donna Mergen Grannys, School, Chamber, Town Rosalia’s Horizon Non-profit $500.00
Gaining understanding and support Furnish with tables, chairs and office equipment Chamber of commerce to government, Rosalia VFD, Donna Meren, equip, sup,
by Oct 15, 09. acquire supplies for youth education and activities get building inventory. food
Contact local network:
Messengers, Browns, Estate of Dr. Lowery

GOAL 3:
Identify a safe insurable building by Revisit above sources Brown building, Dr. Lowery building, Local realitors, Chamber, Donna Meren, Brady Kieze, TBA
Dec 2010 for permanent occupancy Utilize community support acquired by other empty street buildings building inspector Bob Hill, Margaret Leonard
Completion of above goals. Co. Health Dept, grant writers Horizon’s members

GOAL 4:
June 2011, complete and open Develop a board to supervise “Hub” Horizons, schools, service groups Northwest Cooperative Dev Paul Nesbitt, Sanford Foster, permits and
A building for the “Hub” to be Complete tasks necessary for occupancy local contactors; volunteer labor Spokane community centers Linda Prichett, more TBA (and fees $100.
Housed furnish building, develop budget Grannies, WSU Extension, Local contractors discovered) ? rent, op cost

Goal 5:
Help Pine Creek Village- and other Help with research for feasibility & community organizations ie: lawyers, architects, accountants, Nan and Yosh, chamber, 500.00
Business coops get started by 2010 business plan. Help recruit art, craft chamber, lions, grannies, school contractors, artisans, venders lions, youth, volunteers etc travel, time
Retail and consignment open to and culinary venders etc. city, talented citizens
Public

Goal 6:
By 2010- min of 10 internal new business to business connectivity Pinecreek village, city leadership NWCDC, USDA Rural development Janet Schmitt
businesses sustainable, increase peer to peer communication chamber, lions, school Dept of commerce to be discovered
Tourism, youth business sustained increase highway signage Scenic byways
network incorporate youth in coops Student leaders