— from Gretchen Krampf —
It’s a 50/50 Conversation: Eastsound Village … What’s Your Vision?
Join us Wednesday, October 26th at the Eastsound Fire Hall from 6 to 8 p.m.
Eastsound Village is the center of Orcas Island. As our main commercial hub, it’s also slated as the area of the island to carry the greatest density of housing. Projected growth of our Village, and pressing housing needs for those who live & work on Orcas, require our attention and input.
The Eastsound Planning and Review Committee (EPRC) is the advisory committee to our County Council Members on matters pertaining to Eastsound. Over the past several months, a collective of local architects have developed a draft “Vision for Eastsound.”
Here is the PDF of Vision for Eastsound: https://orcaslibrary.org/docs/vision4eastsound.pdf
Here is link to online survey :https://goo.gl/forms/RhcmmatHN9MrTrym2
On Wednesday, October 13, a community meeting was held to begin gathering feedback and catalyze workshop groups to continue prioritizing and refining recommendations that in 2017 will go before the County Council.
All too often, these crucial community meetings are lightly attended by our younger community members. Yet many of our island businesses and farms have young owners and workers. The EPRC, and other elder islanders, are interested in hearing from those under the age of 50 on what they want to see developed in the community they, too, will be living in.
So, we are hosting a 50/50 Conversation- looking to bring a good number of those UNDER 50 together with an OVER 50 contingent to dive into dialogue on the Future of Eastsound.
To prepare, take a look at the Vision for Eastsound document. Priorities that were generated at the October 13th meeting will be shared, too.
Youngers, we need your input! Please share this invitation with your friends and join us.
And, Olders, we look forward to your participation, too.
Hmmm…. The document “Vision for Eastsound” barely even mentions bicycle transportation, with only one or two short sentences! What a joke! How about getting serious and realizing that bicycling is here to stay?
Hmmm… Great to have Dan comment on biking, a key aspect of the future of Eastsound (included or shown in 6 of the precepts illustrated). Even greater if he puts some ideas forward by engaging in workshops and/or submits them in responding to the survey.
We have a chance to influence the future now, but it takes engagement.
April and I will be working tonight thru this important meeting but to whom might see this comment before the meeting, EPRC hosted a concept meeting approximately two years ago at the senior center. It was well attended by a wonderful cross section of islanders. There was concenses about the charm of our village Eastsound.
Water access, Parking, individual character of building structures were a sample of attributes shared by many.
The reality is the community needs to be conscious of change, and how that change should unfold.
Like each of us.. our little town grows, my it grow in a way that has that sweet invitation of WELCOME.
A well attended meeting last, generative across generations and a great ‘next step’. Comnents and continuing involvement will move us forward.
Looking forward to a meaniful direction of concepts with synergy and commitment. Thanks folks.