Logansport's Hometown Collaboration Initiative team wrapped up the first phase of the program on Wednesday, March 8, with a decision to focus on placemaking.
The team began meeting in the fall and conducted a survey that drew nearly 2,000 responses and organized a community forum attended by more than 100 people.
On Wednesday, the team spent four hours analyzing the data they've obtained over the last few months. Under the direction of facilitators from Purdue and Ball State, team members made a case for each of the building blocks - economy, leadership and place-making. For each building block, team members considered information from a community data snapshot, the survey and forum results, community assets identified by the team and existing community plans.
The team members also independently evaluated several factors related to each building block and then used a consensus process to arrive at the decision to focus on place-making as the next step. In the coming weeks, the team will move forward with additional training, and ultimately propose a capstone project.
The HCI program is delivered by the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) in partnership with Ball State University’s Indiana Communities Institute (ICI) and Purdue University’s Center for Regional Development (PCRD).
More information about Logansport's Hometown Collaboration Initiative, including the data snapshot, community plans, survey results and forum report, is available at indianahci.org/logansport.
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