Vision Open House
On January 12 and 13, 2009 Lakeland Vision hosted an Open House at the Junior League of Greater Lakeland’s Sorosis Building to give community members an opportunity to review, prioritize, and comment on the goals and strategies that were crafted during the community visioning process. Goals and strategies were printed on display boards, and each participant received five stickers to designate the five strategies that he or she believed to be most important for Lakeland’s future. In addition to voting for strategies, participants used comment cards to offer feedback on the vision and indicated whether or not they were interested in getting involved with the implementation phase. Over 170 people participated in the event.
Following the Vision Open House, an online poll was opened to obtain additional feedback on community members’ priorities for the future. Over 70 individuals voted through this online survey. The results of the Open House and online poll will be used as the Lakeland community begins implementing its vision.