Community Visioning - How do community members see the community?

The Community Visioning was held at the Eveleth / Gilbert High School:facilitated by David Beurle The community expressed their voices in whether they thought the community had a strength in an area or a weakness. Each was given red and greeen stickers. Red symbolized a weakness and green symbolized a strength. The tally is listed below:1. Evidence of strong community pride and inclusive culture.

Red (not a strength): 42
Green (strength): 64
2. Invest in the future, built to last!
Red(not a strength): 38
Green(strength): 25
3. Participatory approach to community decision making.
Red:(not a strength): 42
Green(strength): 3
4. Creatively build new economic opportunities.
Red(not a strength): 66
Green(strength): 5
5. Support local business.
Red(not a strength): 54
Green(strength): 23
6. Deliberate transition of power to new leaders.
Red(not a strength): 61
Green(strength): 16
7. Strong belief in and support for education
Red(not a strength): 4
Green(strength): 132
8. Strong presence of traditional institutions that are integral to community life.
Red(not a strength): 7
Green(strength): 59
9. Willingness to seek help from the outside
Red(not a strength): 49
Green(strength): 11
10. Communities are self-reliant.
Red(not a strength): 25
Green(strength): 27