We need your feedback on potential new OVOF projects!

Our Valley Our Future is considering adding six new action items to the 2020 version of its Action Plan. Please review each of the six action items below and then answer a few questions about how important these actions are in improving the community's quality of life. Please note: Everyone who completes the survey and provides a contact email will be entered into a drawing for a $50 gift certificate at McGlinn's Restaurant and Public House.

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* 1. What is your home town?

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* 2. What is your age? 

BLUE ZONE GAME-CHANGER PROJECT

Description: Certify the Greater Wenatchee Area as an official Blue Zones community by making changes at businesses, governments, schools, restaurants and elsewhere that promote healthier choices in daily life for residents.

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* 3. How important is this potential new action to the future of the community?

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* 4. Will you and/or a family member benefit if this project is successful?

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* 5. What outcomes and/or benefits do you see occurring for the community if this action item is ultimately successful?

NEW FACILITIES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

Description: Construct new facilities at Wenatchee Valley College — including a new Wells Halls and a Center for Technical Education and Innovation — to house programs ranging from adult basic learning to four-year degrees. Utilize public financing and community support to build these facilities and to meet the growing demands of local industries and the region’s economy.

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* 6. How important is this potential new action to the future of the community?

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* 7. Will you and/or a family member utilize these new buildings or benefit in some fashion in the future from their construction? 

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* 8. What outcomes and/or benefits do you see occurring for the community if this action item is ultimately successful?

NUMBER TWO CANYON TRAILS SYSTEM

Description: Build more than 30 miles of new multi-use trails, plus parking and other amenities, in the Number Two Canyon area near Wenatchee, adding another outdoor recreation facility for use by local residents and visitors.

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* 9. How important is this potential new action to the future of the community?

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* 10. Will you and/or a family member utilize or benefit from a Number Two Canyon Trails System if this project is successful?

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* 11. What outcomes and/or benefits do you see occurring for the community if this action item is ultimately successful?

"THINKING LIKE A COMMUNITY" BOOK

Description: Write, design and publish a multi-platform book that showcases and celebrates North Central Washington success stories that embody ‘thinking like a community.’ Release print and digital versions of the book at the November 2020 NCW Community Success Summit in the Wenatchee Valley.

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* 12. How important is this potential new action to the future of the community?

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* 13. Will you and/or a family member read this book and/or benefit from its publication?

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* 14. What outcomes and/or benefits do you see occurring for the community if this action item is ultimately successful?

SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS

Description: Enhance and expand substance abuse treatment programs for criminal offenders, including programs like Chelan County Drug Court, so that they help more drug users become productive citizens and lessen crime in the community.

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* 15. How important is this potential new action to the future of the community?

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* 16. Will you and/or family members and/or neighbors benefit if this program is successful?

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* 17. What outcomes and/or benefits do you see occurring for the community if this action item is ultimately successful?

NEW EAST WENATCHEE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Description: Build a new East Wenatchee Public Library facility to meet the growing needs of our valley and its changing population, specifically addressing the need for community meeting spaces, programming for all ages, and the integration of new technology.

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* 18. How important is this potential new action to the future of the community?

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* 19. Will you and/or a family member benefit in some fashion from a new East Wenatchee Public Library?

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* 20. What outcomes and/or benefits do you see occurring for the community if this action item is ultimately successful?

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* 21. Please provide your email address below. You will be entered into a drawing for a $50 gift certificate from McGlinn's Restaurant and Public House.

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