Adirondack North Country Association Building Vibrant Rural Communities and Resilient Local Economies
Summer 2012
ANCA news Some of the more than 200 participants who attended the sixth annual Common Ground Alliance Forum held July 18, 2012, in Long Lake. ANCA photo
Strong agreement in vision, strategy for the Adirondack Park, with implications for the broader region
Finding Common Ground
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Common Ground Forum has largest gathering in its 6-year history
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ore than 200 people came together on July 18 in Long Lake to hear the results of Adirondack Futures, a year-long scenario planning process involving a series of workshops on how Adirondack Park communities and wild lands can mutually benefit each other. The proposed vision of healthy communities and ecosystems in balance was strongly supported by Common Ground attendees, with 93% indicating they either “agreed” or “strongly agreed” with the proposed strategy and vision. The presentation on the strategy and vision, as well as results of feedback at the forum can be downloaded from the project site: www.ADKfutures.org. ANCA organized the event, providing leadership on the development of the theme, “Momentum,” and engaging leaders from around to region to share progress reports on topics that the CGA had identified as priorities: • The incremental build-out of broadband capacity and service across the region; • A cross-organizational effort to develop a recreation strategy for the entire Park; • The roll out of a new program under the Cleaner Greener Communities Statewide program – the Homegrown Sustainability Plan. Also featured was a presentation on the importance of the Governor’s Regional Economic Development strategies in growing the economies across the Adirondack North Country region.
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