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When someone mentions “health” what comes to mind? For most, it’s the physical manifestation of health — how’s your body doing; are your allergies acting up; do you still have that headache; did you sprain your ankle when you tripped, and so on. But “health” is really an all-encompassing idea, one that engages not just individuals but entire communities. That’s what community members in the “Health and Social Needs” aspiration focus group will discuss during the Citrus 2030 community visioning event. The focus is a concept called “Health in All Policies” (HiAP). It is about people being aware of what constitutes a healthy community — including physical and social determinants of health — and ensuring through education and advocacy that decision-makers in all areas adopt a “health in all policies” approach. The HiAP is a collaborative approach to improving the health of all people by incorporating health considerations into decision-making across all sectors and policy areas. What does this mean in a practical sense?
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Thank you, Josh Wooten, for the (guest column titled "Shaping Citrus County's economic future" in) Commentary in Sunday's, Aug. 11, Chronicle, for your outlook to the prevention of Great Recession 2 and the possible effects on Citrus County. Those 10 years that you indicated in your commentary had the most devastating economic results -- especially in Citrus County -- since I arrived on this planet from Mars in 1934 during the Great Depression. We do not need the declining property values, foreclosures, closed businesses and shopping centers if we can prevent it. Hats off to Janice Warren, David Reed, the Chamber of Commerce and the entire Citrus 2030 Committee. Let's look at a broad range of things such as inadequate boat ramps, four-laning of County Road 491 and other infrastructure needs. Let's not hear words like "Great Recession" again if we can prevent it. And thank you, Chronicle, for 125 years and the role you play. Special to the Chronicle
Citrus 2030 Organizers will speak to the Homosassa River Republican Club 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 20 at Marguerita Grill on Halls River Road. Citrus 2030 is an upcoming daylong event -- Destiny by Design, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at the College of Central Florida in Lecanto. At the event, citizen stakeholders will come together to chart the county's course. Citrus County's Tax Collector Janice Warren and local YMCA Operations Director David Reed, are leading this effort and will explain the details. Citizens need a voice in that future, which is why CITRUS 2030 was conceived. This is a grassroots driven effort, fashioned after an earlier 1995 Citrus 2020 Visioning project and draws upon the Florida Chamber Foundation's "Florida 2030 Project." Registration is required for the Citrus 2030 event and is due by Sept. 6. For more information, visit www.citrus2030.org. Josh Wooten/Special to the Chronicle For several decades, Citrus County’s economy has centered on the Crystal River energy complex, home-building, tourism, health care, and service- based industries. While we are blessed to have this core base for employment opportunities, the economic recession that hit Citrus County so hard 10 years ago and took our community much longer to recover from than many other regions, gives cause to raising questions about our county’s economic future. Is Citrus County’s economy diversified enough? Are we more susceptible to downturns and recessions than other areas of the state and nation? Do we have enough industry that sustains our community and pays a living wage? Can we hold on to the talented young people who graduate from our excellent schools and give them opportunities to remain in Citrus County to develop into our future leaders? Chuck Dixon/Special to the Chronicle
The initial Citrus 2020 Vision Plan was done in 1995. The county population was 107,000 back then and today it has increased to 145,000. In the next 20 years the University of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR) is projecting an additional 33,500 residents using the midrange calculation. The initial Citrus 2020 participants recognized the need for growth management and the infrastructure and services necessary to serve the growing population. Actionable items were identified to help us achieve the desired results; a well-planned, healthy and viable community. For the Growth Management Focus Group, the newly adopted comprehensive plan was to be “the cornerstone” which enables us to achieve our vision. Development was to be “well thought out ..., (and) reflected in a comprehensive plan which accommodates the needs for residential neighborhoods, businesses, industry, and parks. Redevelopment and reuse of our assets was to ensure their place in our future. Density control and in-fill of partially developed areas will have become a realistic part of the county’s comprehensive plan.” For the Infrastructure and Services Focus Group, the focus was on exercising control of and protecting the countywide water supply, providing central water and sewer systems, and for establishing mandatory recycling and garbage collection. In addition, transportation planning was identified as a priority for roads, transit services, and bicycle and pedestrian improvements. Special to the Chronicle - Editorial Section
THE ISSUE: Citrus 2030 launches website, speaker program. OUR OPINION: Help shape Citrus County’s future. What would the future of Citrus County look like if you were in charge? Thanks to the Citrus 2030 Vision Check, residents now have the opportunity to help shape the future of the county by participating in this strategic pathway event in October. The Citrus 2030 Vision Check is inspired by the Florida Chamber Foundation’s “Florida 2030 Project” to stimulate strategic thinking about Florida’s future and to engage business/community leaders in each of Florida’s 67 counties. Participants will be divided into 10 aspirational groups and guided through the visioning process by professional facilitators and subject matter experts. Special to the Chronicle On behalf of the Keep Citrus County Beautiful Save Our Waters Week Committee, Chairperson Lace Blue-McLean presented a $500 donation to Citrus 2030 Steering Committee Chairperson Janice Warren in support of the Citrus 2030 Vision Check scheduled for Oct. 5 at the College of Central Florida Citrus Campus Conference Center. With the theme "Destiny by Design," Vision Check participants from the community will be organized into 10 aspiration focus groups and guided by professional facilitators and subject matter experts to create Citrus County's strategic pathway to the year 2030. For more information visit www.citrus2030.org. By Buster Thompson, Citrus County Chronicle Citrus 2030 wants to hear it. For decades, the draw of Citrus County has been its coast: Manatees, clear waters and the fruit of the sea. In the 1990s, strategists with Citrus 20/20 sought out ways to help regulate the booming tourism industry and implement professional standards. Discussions then gave rise to the Manatee Eco-Tourism Association, or META, a citizen-run group that’s still active today in ensuring best practices for area guides who are often the first points of contact for visitors. But does Citrus County want to be known just for ecotourism? Ardath Prendergast/Special to the Chronicle
In 1994, a forward-thinking Chamber of Commerce Leadership Citrus class came up with a project using their acquired leadership skills to look 25 years into the future of Citrus County. They developed a strategy to guide the community to a path of planning rather than happenstance. Named “Citrus 20/20: Focus Today for a Clear Vision of Tomorrow,” they welcomed interested community members to participate and take ownership in helping to direct that vision. For the next two decades, the vision and aspirations that developed out of that plan were treated almost like a bible by the County Commissioners and other leaders, guiding their actions on countless issues. In 2010, 15 years into the vision, the community came together again to review the progress to date, and fine tune the remaining 10 years. As we now move into that year that seemed so distant in 1995, Janice Warren, one of the original Citrus 20/20 steering committee members, took the initiative to revive the plan with the idea of moving it forward to 2030. Special to the Chronicle The Citrus 2030 Steering Committee has launched its website, www.citrus2030.org and guest speaker program in support of its Vision Check, which will be conducted from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 5, at the College of Central Florida Citrus Campus Conference Center in Lecanto. The Citrus 2030 Vision Check is inspired by the Florida Chamber Foundation’s “Florida 2030 Project” to stimulate strategic thinking about Florida’s future and to engage business/community leaders in each of Florida’s 67 counties. With the theme "Destiny by Design," the Citrus 2030 Vision Check builds upon the Citrus 2020 visioning and action planning foundation with the goal of creating Citrus County's strategic pathway to the year 2030. Participating business/community leaders and interested citizens will be organized into 10 aspiration focus groups and guided through the visioning process by professional facilitators and subject matter experts. |