thinking towards a community plan

Some notes on areas
for an action plan

Possibility of using an electronic survey – survey monkey to
do some initial information gathering via current email addresses of mine, the
community alliance group and via the village facebook page.

Need to explore the potential of a community enterprise structure
– >http://alternativeeconomicorganising.wordpress.com/

Need to consider a decision making and governance structure.

Need to explore potential funding for many of the activities.

Possible structure

People – Early years
– youth – families – elderly:  Audit of
needs

Services – what
we have and what’s required for the area into the future

Employment
audit of what we have, the potential, the needs, the future needs – River –Fishing-
Farming- Tourism – Heritage- Services –

Educational
Early years – Primary – Secondary – Tertiary – Adult – Community

Environmental – Transport
– Housing – The river, The land – drinking water

Energy – future issues
and how to meet these

Health – prevention
– alternatives – access

Volunteer section
– Human Resources to implement a plan

Possible methodology

·        
Questionnaire based on key areas as above

·        
Community meeting with stakeholders – representative
of all groups in the community

Community
Association

Parish Council

Development
Group

Thursday Club

Primary School

Credit Union

Scouts

Irish Country
Woman’s Association

Book Club

Fisherman’s
Association

Gaultier
Historical group

Environmental
Alliance

Friends of
Cheekpoint Quay

St Vincent De
Paul

·        
A public consultation highlighting areas of
interest, ideas generated, further input/critique

·        
Write up of main plan followed by further consultation

·        
Publication

Should we look for outside expertise to oversee the plan,
bring some objectivity

Should we look for funding, and if so from where?

Need for a template around implementing the plan, needs to
be SMART at a minimum

Need to initiate discussion, generate ideas, bring some
critical analysis to getting peoples ideas around current/future issues ;
environmental, social, economic

Need to identify some people to support this based on their current
critical analysis and vision for a better future

               

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