| Future
Piqua II |
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| Speak
Out Piqua Night |
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| In 1998 and 1999,
the steering committee for Future Piqua II and nearly 900
residents throughout Piqua developed a community strategic
plan. Wright State University's Center for Urban and
Public Affairs, a community research and outreach center, was
chosen to facilitate this community planning
project. |
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| Steering
Committee |
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| In the beginning of
the process, the steering committee formulated vision and
value statements that assisted in guiding the process in its
development of key issues and action steps. |
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| Phase
One - Speak Out Piqua Night |
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| Phase one of the
project included tapping citizens for their input on issues
facing the city. In March, 1999, the City and Wright State
University organized Speak Out Piqua Night. Fifteen
simultaneous neighborhood meetings were held at various
locations throughout Piqua. Approximately 350 residents
facilitated, attended, or provided written comments into Speak
Out Piqua Night. The meetings gave residents a forum to
discuss Piqua's strengths, weaknesses, and areas for
improvement. Speak Out Piqua Night comments were used in
developing the survey used in phase two. |
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| Phase
Two - Surveys |
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| Phase two of the
process involved conducting a citizen's perception survey.
414 Piqua citizens participated in the phone survey conducted by
Wright State University's Center for Urban and Public
Affairs. In addition to the survey, focus groups were
conducted in each of three neighboring communities (Sidney,
Troy, Tipp City) to obtain outside perceptions of Piqua's
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, especially as
these have changed over time. |
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| Phase
Three - Citizen Planning Sessions |
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| Based on input from
the steering committee, comments from Speak Out Piqua Night,
citizen's perception survey, and external assessment, nine issue
areas were established. |
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- Citizen Participation/Neighborhood
Involvement
- City Appearance/Zoning Code Enforcement
- City Image
- Downtown
- Economic Development
- Education
- Fort Piqua Hotel
- Health Care
- Parks
and Recreation
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| Each of these issue
areas were addressed in separate full-day sessions involving a
total of 130 citizens. These groups of citizens
established goals, objectives, and strategies for their areas. |
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| Phase
Four - Setting of Goals |
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| The steering
committee took the recommendations from the citizen sessions and
assigned priorities (high, mid, and low) for each
objective. For the high priority objectives, the
lead agency, funding source and time frame were specified.
Nineteen high priority goals were established. |
