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Cochrane residents invited to share ideas at Community Strategic Plan meeting

COCHRANE – Cochrane is entering the public consultation stage of the community’s Strategic Plan process.

COCHRANE – Cochrane is entering the public consultation stage of the community’s Strategic Plan process. Residents are invited to attend a meeting on October 17 from 7pm-9pm at the Tim Horton

Events Centre to discuss and share ideas for economic and community development opportunities for Cochrane. Clearlogic Consulting Professionals, the firm preparing Cochrane’s five-year Strategic Plan, will facilitate the meeting.

As a member of the Strategic Plan’s Steering Committee, Mayor Peter Politis encourages community attendance at the meeting. “This Strategic Plan will lay out future goals for Cochrane,” Politis said. “I strongly encourage everyone to come out and share their ideas and specific opportunities for our community. Together we can make Cochrane an even better place to live, work and play.”

The public meeting will add to the information collected already through research, focus groups and community surveys. In September, Clearlogic Consulting Professionals met with a number of people to gathering sector-specific input for the plan. Some of the focus groups included: youth, seniors, health and social services, recreation, technology, aboriginal, forestry, transportation, and tourism.

Strategic Plans guide a community toward a long-term, shared vision. Cochrane’s Strategic plan will identify community and economic priorities that move the community toward a shared vision. The plan will identify specific projects each with a timeline and the required financial and human resources. A Steering Committee was formed in August 2013 and is overseeing the strategic planning process. Clearlogic will present the final strategic plan to the Council in early 2014.

In addition to attending the October 17 public meeting, residents can also fill out a survey to share project or business ideas. To access these surveys, or for more information about the Town of Cochrane Strategic Planning project, residents can visit www.cochrane.clearlogic.ca . For more information residents can contact Ron Leduc, Project Manager with Clearlogic Consulting Professionals at 705.266.3944 or JP Ouellette, Town of Cochrane CAO/Clerk at 705.272.4361.