Corporate Session Outcomes
Hosted by Vectren, A CenterPoint Energy Company
Date: February 28, 2020
Total Participants
Participant Demographics
Participant Passions
Carry Forward
Leave Behind
Visions
Group 1 Visions
- Very family-oriented, bright sunny, happy
- Fitness and health-minded
- Growth
- Connectedness, sense of community and caring
- A place of opportunity
- A lot of diversity
- Family-oriented
- many activities to do
- A complete community that has everything it needs.
- Workplace easy to get to
- Access to good schools
- Local thriving businesses open and available
- Village participates with each other i.e., kids, elderly and concern for each others safety
- People have pride and enjoy the community and each other
- They donate and contribute
- a safe, green, indoor/outdoor, activity-driven center for people of all ages & races to come to connect without technology, for basketball, biking aquatics, dance, gymnastics, music, and a quiet place for serenity; all solar-powered; a place for parents to get exercise in safe community while kids are cared for
Group 2 Visions
- light rail-with train traffic that connects
- Henderson to airport and beyond- goes around downtown Evv
- light up bridge /connection to the region- too dark now
- vibrant riverfront -Evansville/Mt Vernon/Henderson- solar panels/amphitheater- new places for people to gather and enjoy arts entertainment
- innovation-drone or flying thing -new technology to advance
- transportation/access to goods/services-Amazon drone delivery
- good schools in rural area
- peaceful quiet place to live – stress-free
- solar panels on roof
- good jobs in the area- afford a nicer home
- shared mentorship across everyone-schools/business/elderly/within family
electrification of transportation - shared success measures across schools
- growing industry and business to support taxes- high and mid jobs available
- better community planning -regional and city- subdivision mixed-income strategy
- encourage more live/work/play areas- housing/community center/library
- dispersement of energy-solar /wind
- going other places- bringing rural to town- farm to table/ grocery store/barter system/ fresh markets
- sense of community with pride- you want to attend events/ getting outside/support what you want to grow
- safe environment
- No brain drain- keep talent and bring talent
- hydroponics- rotational crops
- fun, exciting, appealing to multi-generations
- sun
- farmland
- children on electronic device
- outdoor fun – people flying a kite to enjoy being together, kids playing basketball court
- trail with lots of trees & healthy things to do–dog-walking & running
- downtown development with arena for entertainment
Group 3 Visions
- focus on children
- environmental area for children to go to and feel safe
- safe and protected
- have opportunities
- motivated
- happy
- healthy minds
- organic energy
- solar power
- wind power
- eating healthy
- children playing outside
- nature area
- dog park
- Affordable health care
- good education system
- more farmers markets
- Lloyd expressway, Houston design 2 lanes elevated, 2 lanes under with stoplights. Make expressway a real expressway. No roundabouts, use a turn lane, put a rail elevated with stops available, make it available for the region connecting Vincennes for school
- Old Walmart tear it all down for greenspace, reduce urban space to green space community
- create tiny homes for homeless/vets with solar to pay for it, health clinics within tiny communites, homeless, criminal history could benefit.
- regional wifi,
- expand METS to include region for jobs
- fresh produce buy and trade, greenhouse, grow food yourself, community garden and greenhouse,
- more solar on top of buildings instead of taking up ground, storing energy in smaller amounts
- more mental health care, can’t be free but make resources available for all tax brackets, making hi-speed internet/fiber available all access
- Lloyd expressway tram/rail electric, pinwheels in landscaping instead of flowers- color stays. Not enough color-more art murals
Group 4 Visions
- Riverfront- food options on the weekend, pet friendly, kid-friendly
- Main street restaurants on the weekend
- Kids sports – travel program facilities, bringing in more tournaments, collaboration between city and organizations to bring in tourism
- Spring festival similar to Fall Festival
- More history destinations and historic aspects of our community
- Education – high school should have expectations that every child will graduate, be literate, competent, set up for success
- More diverse school opportunities – higher education focused, Trade schools etc. Tech or science schools, computer technology or science-focused. Non-traditional opportunities for advanced school and training
- Thriving downtown – more businesses, corporate headquarters, attract businesses who want to headquarter here. More food opportunities, more retail, buzz of larger city
- Recreation – outside to build community, relationships – Parks and recreation building opportunities for building community.
- Elimination pockets of extreme poverty in our community. Intentionality to help elevate. Engage those connections. Poverty areas have degree of isolation, so others building bridges to help
- Community engagement that you don’t ignore or neglect certain areas of the community, start with housing, literacy etc.
- Free wifi available downtown
- Easier access to computers
- Improvements in the downtown area
- Riverfront resturants
- Develop downtown area, better transportation, more events downtown outside
- Help promote diversity within Fort Branch.
- Make the outdoor areas in Fort Branch more accessible to handicap, elderly to help expand diversity
- People of all walks of life are connected and supported, local business are well supported, vibrant and inclusive city, high quality schools and university
- Schools that promote creativity not just testing
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