Imagine for a moment what your ideal Jasper County looks like. Are there new businesses? Recreational facilities? Advanced Services? What do you see? If all limitations were removed and anything was possible, what would be your dream for Jasper County? Limitations within a community are only as strong as the community allows them to be, and once a community begins to turn the corner from their limitations and begin seeing possibilities the vision of the community changes. The path to the future becomes clear when a community collectively sets for to achieve their dreams together.
Jasper Together provides everyone in Jasper County the opportunity to collectively collaborate towards a shared dream for the future of Jasper County. The future of the county is limitless and this program provides an organized manner in which all of the towns, communities, and residents in Jasper County can work together to provide an honest assessment of where we are, where we want to go, and what our ideal future would be when filled with possibilities and a desire to create a prosperous, welcoming community for both businesses and residents.
Jasper Together, Pathways to Progress, is a five meeting vision and planning process with the goal of creating a collaborative long rang vision for the economic development of Jasper County and action plans for bringing dreams into reality. All of the meetings will be held from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm on Wednesday evening with a meal provided at the beginning starting at 5 pm. The steering committee for this event is requesting participants to RSVP to ensure plenty of food and supplies for all who are interested. RSVP is requested by January 27 and can be done by emailing sdk.jccc@gmail.com or calling 618-783-3399.
On February 5th, 2020 the first meeting will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Newton and the topic of discussion will be “Where are we now?”
On February 12th, 2020 the second meeting will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Newton and the topic of discussion will be “Where do we want to be?”
On February 19th, 2020 the third meeting will be held at the Grove Township Community Center and the topic of discussion will be “How do we get there?”
On March 4, 2020 the fourth meeting will be held at the Ste. Marie American Legion and the topic of discussion will be “Making it happen?”
On March 11, 2020 the fifth meeting will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall and the topic of discussion will be “Making it happen and maintaining the momentum?”
Come join your fellow community members in a chance to be a part of the future of Jasper County and turning dreams and ideas into reality.
