7B sessions seek local ideas, input
Bonner County Daily Bee | UPDATED 7 years, 2 months AGO
SANDPOINT — Students from the University of Utah’s College of Architecture and Planning will be gathering information via public “listening sessions” and surveys throughout Bonner County this week.
The students were invited by Project 7B to listen and seek to understand the challenges, character, values and goals regarding the future of Bonner County.
Project 7B is an effort by county citizens to prompt thoughtful discussion around land use issues and encourage involvement in land use decisions in Bonner County and the area communities. The group received an Equinox Foundation grant to bring in the Architecture and Planning team to conduct listening sessions in the rural areas, in order to learn what people value about their neighborhoods and environs and their relationships with the land.
The students hope to have robust conversations with people in rural areas to learn about their concerns and aspirations for their neighborhoods. They have created a survey to collect input, which is available both on-line and at in various locations around Bonner County while they are visiting.
The resulting information will be compiled into a document that can be shared with the public and community leaders to help inform discussions and decisions regarding community planning. The goal of the listening sessions is to engage the public in decisions that affect the future of our communities.
The following public listening sessions have been scheduled:
- Thursday, Sept. 20 — 5-6:30 p.m., Monarch Road Senior Center, 650 Monarch Road, Sagle.
- Friday, Sept. 21 — 10 a.m.-5 p.m., East Bonner County Library lobby, 1407 Cedar St., Sandpoint.
- Friday, Sept. 21 — 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Clark Fork Library meeting room, 601 Main St., Clark Fork.
- Saturday, Sept. 22 — 10 a.m.-5 p.m., East Bonner County Library lobby, 1407 Cedar St., Sandpoint.
- Saturday, Sept. 22 — 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Clark Fork Library meeting room, 601 Main St., Clark Fork.
- Sunday, Sept. 23 — 2:30-4:30 p.m., Blanchard Community Center, 685 Rusho Road, Blanchard.
For more information about the listening sessions, or to take the online survey, visit listeningtobonnercounty.org.
For more information about Project 7B, go online to project7B.org.