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Envision e-Report June 2009 |
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"A vision without
a task is but a dream, a task without a vision is drudgery, a vision and
a task is the hope of the world."
Vision: Coastal Alabama is a place where…. · the highest quality classroom teacher is provided to most efficiently and directly effect a world-class educational community. · cooperative, action-oriented partnerships create a sound, sustainable environment with the highest quality of life for all its community members. · there are opportunities for all citizens to participate as full partners. · infrastructure projects are produced continually to improve our quality of life and economic development.
Mission: Envision Coastal Alabama facilitates co-operative action for a unified coastal region with a healthy environment, sustainable economic development, equity for all and excellence in education.
September 30 2009 Coastal Economy Outlook 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Check in 9:00 a.m. Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center Mobile County
October 28 Envision Annual Meeting 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Marriott Grand Hotel Baldwin County
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Joel Kotkin,
internationally-recognized authority on global
Kotkin is Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University in Orange, California. A highly respected speaker and futurist, he consults for many leading economic development organizations, private companies, regions and cities. The October 28 breakfast meeting will be held at the Marriott Grand Hotel in Point Clear. Registration will begin at 7 a.m., and the meeting will begin at 7:30 a.m. Cost is $20. Reservations can be made by contacting Ailey Arrow at 251-431-8621 or aarrow@mobilechamber.com.
Envision Strategy Partner News City of Mobile Awarded $400,000 Brownfields Grant The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the City of Mobile a $400,000 brownfields grant to conduct environmental site assessments on properties in Mobile’s greater downtown area. Selected from a nationwide list of 697 proposals, this federal funding opportunity will help the city quantify and delineate contamination at the sites, facilitate cleanup, and determine appropriate site reuse alternatives.
Brownfields are abandoned or underused industrial or commercial properties where redevelopment is complicated by actual or perceived environmental contamination.
Information on the national EPA Brownfields Program, including brownfields activities under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, is also available at www.epa.gov/brownfields/.
For more information of the City of Mobile’s Brownfields Program, contact Ray Richardson, Environmental Manger at 251-208-7629 or ray.richarson@cityofmobile.org.
2009 Coastal Economy Outlook Envision will again co-sponsor the Coastal Economy Outlook with the University of South Alabama Center for Real Estate Studies, the Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance and the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce. This event will take place on Wednesday, September 30 at the Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center. Dennis Lockhart, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, will serve as the keynote speaker.
Other speakers will include Tim Russell, Alabama revenue commissioner; Cedric Hatcher, senior market executive for RBC Bank, Troy Wayman, vice president of economic development for the Mobile Area Chamber; Robert Ingram, president and chief executive of the Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance; and Dr. Donald Epley, USA distinguished professor of real estate and director of the USA Center for Real Estate Studies.
The registration deadline for the event is Wednesday, Sept. 23. Cost is $85 to attend. To register, go to www.usacontinuinged.com or call 251-431-6536.
Commute Smart Kicks Off in Baldwin County On May 9th, the South Alabama Regional Planning Commission unveiled a new carpooling program to connect commuters in Baldwin and Mobile counties.
CommuteSmart is a web-based ride matching program which collects information from participants and in turn sets up carpooling networks of commuters from the same areas. Through these carpooling networks, CommuteSmart is able to save money, reduce wear and tear on participants’ vehicles and cut down on the number of vehicles on roadways during rush hours. Most importantly, this program is designed to improve air quality in the area by reducing ozone emissions.
Best of all, the program is completely free and signing up is simple. To sign up, log on to the CommuteSmart Mobile-Baldwin page at http://www.commutesmart.org and register for the ride matching program. Interested participants are encouraged to sign up through the website, but may also sign up by calling 251-706-1CAR (1224).
What in the world is WOFF? It’s Smart Coast’s idea of having fun while reviving the age old notion of school kids getting to school under their own power —their 2 legs!
WOFF stands for Walk on First Friday. For a full year, three schools in Fairhope joined in with Smart Coast monthly walk to school events. Each walk had a fun theme and surveys showed that the students loved the walks and want them to continue next year.
Smart Coast is available to conduct a workshop for communities who want to create a WOFF program in their own neck of the woods. Contact Charlene Lee at 251-928-2309 or info@smartcoast.org. |
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 Envision Coastal Alabama 2009 Steering Committee
Mobile County Baldwin County Envision Co-Chair Envision Co-Chair Mike Hofto Donna Watts
Mobile County Baldwin County Economy Co-Chair Economy Co-Chair Steve Walker Ray Moore
Mobile County Baldwin County Education Co-Chair Education Co-Chair Rhonda Neal-Waltman Jim Kellen
Mobile County Baldwin County Environment Co-Chair Environment Co-Chair
Mobile County Baldwin County Equity Co-Chair Equity Co-Chair
Mobile County Baldwin County Envision Staff Envision Staff Shayla Jones Beaco Karen Glover
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economic, political and social trends and author of the critically
acclaimed book, The City, will be the keynote speaker during
Envision Coastal Alabama’s annual meeting set for Wednesday, October 28.
Kotkin will speak on the future sustainability of our nation’s cities
and how they will evolve in the next several decades.
