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and objectives for their topic, each committee should identify
actionable strategies for neighborhood improvements in terms of
proposed projects and programs. The committees should also
recommend individuals, organizations, or agencies that might
carry out the projects and programs they propose—not to mention
the timing and funding for the improvements they envision. You’ll want to make sure that your committees’ recommendations are
specific enough to be measurable. “Improve the health of
neighborhood residents” is not measurable. “Implement a
quarterly health screening program at the community center” is.
It’s also helpful for each of the committees to create a summary
document of their work.
These committee reports may be reviewed by the planning
leadership group or steering committee, which can begin to
assemble all the elements into cohesive plan.
Note that you’ll probably encounter some overlap in subject
matter among your committees. You’ll need to remove duplicate
strategies and possibly discuss plan recommendations with other
stakeholders to identify or confirm specific ownership of each
strategy.
Your quality-of-life plan should be prepared in a written
format. You might also consider providing planning information
in other formats, such as on a Web site or in a video, which can
help your plan reach a wider audience.
Once your planning leadership group or steering committee is
finished reviewing and modifying the work of the committees, the
plan has to be written. It might be a good idea to identify
strong writers in your neighborhood who can help shape your plan
into a powerful written document.
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