Community Review Process For Broadwater County
Author: Broadwater County Development Corp
Broadwater County Development Corp. (BCDC) initiated a Community Review Process, starting in 2021. It has been 18 years (2004) since we conducted the last Community Review, then called a Community Assessment. Through this process, the citizens of Broadwater County were able to air their concerns, gather their thoughts and offer future possible visions for the betterment of the local communities. Much information and data were compiled from the town meetings, objective observations and listening sessions that took place in 2004. As a result of those meetings, a one hundred-page report was produced with all the data, comments, suggestions and visions of the community, observers, and facilitators. From that report, much has been accomplished. The local communities have been improved with the involvement of many leaders and volunteers over the years although there are still many issues that have not been resolved.
Much has changed in the county since then. In cooperation with MEDA (Montana Economic Development Association), Montana State University, the University of Idaho, BCDC, and others, we have started the process again. We have put together a survey to garner your concerns and thoughts. Results from the survey and listening sessions will be funneled into a report listing the priorities for our community. Local government and community organizations can use this information to guide community projects, infrastructure, grants and priorities.
These survey results will also assist our team in determining what topics will be discussed when we conduct our town halls and listening sessions, slated for October 11–13. This survey is a critical first step in a process that will provide opportunities for residents to come together to discuss topics of mutual interest and to get involved in Building a Better Broadwater.
You should have received a postcard in the mail with a reminder to fill out your survey by August 1. If you have lost your survey or thought it was junk mail, there will be links on the postcard to direct you to an online site to complete the survey. Please take time to fill out this survey as it is important to your community. All your address information and your responses are totally confidential, has been certified as such, and will be in a secured database. No personal information will be shared. If you did not get the survey or the postcard, and would like to fill one out, please stop by the MSU Extension office on Broadway in the Flynn Building for assistance or email higgins@uidaho.edu. We will keep you informed of the survey results and upcoming community review events. Any other questions, email bcdc@mt.net. Remember, this is all voluntary.
One of my favorite quotes: “If you think you are too small to be effective, you’ve never been in bed with a mosquito.” Betty Reese.
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