On Tuesday night nearly 30 members of the Citizens for a Livable Cranbrook took part in a Cranbrook Connected workshop at the Laurie Middle School Library. Laurie Cordell and Chris Ayling of Cranbrook Connected (Integrated Sustainability Plan) led us in this visioning process for Cranbrook. Cranbrook Connected goal is to develop an Integrated Sustainability Plan which will provide the city with a long term strategic plan that will give the city council a "shared vision of our future to work towards." We all shared our hopes for Cranbrook's future and many people expressed their love of living in this city and the area around it.
Some of the issues mentioned included;
-the arts
-prevent sprawl
-natural beauty
-better city planning
-let Cranbrook be a leader, not a follower
-sustainability needs to be more than a talking point
-adhere to a solid plan
-increase diversity
Cranbrook Connected has been given considerable autonomy by the City Council and it is encouraged by the participation of so many of Cranbrooks residents. We look forward to the ongoing efforts of the Cranbrook Connected committee and it will remain interesting to see how successfully its' recommendations are implemented by the city.
To learn more about Cranbrook Connected go to:
http://www.cranbrookconnected.ca/
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