Saturday, June 11, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Sticky Note Summary - Community Comments (Spokane Tribe of Indians)
Submitted by Richard Knott
Sustainable Community Project
Community Liaison
http://www.spokanetribe.com/userfiles/file/June%20AR%20SCP%20Brochure.pdf
If you saw the Antithesis Research staff at the Health and Housing Fairs or at one of our community meetings, then you have seen our idea boards with sticky notes on them. These are boards where community members were given sticky notes to jot down ideas about what they would like to see in their community. These ideas will be organized to look for themes. Some of the major themes that are appearing so far are: Sidewalks, Reservation Clean Up, Wellness Center/Pool/Gym, and a Recycling Program. The ideas will be matched up with the related elements of the plan for the community participants to consider. We have already received the following information from the community about what they would like to see included in the Sustainable Community Plan:
Introduction Meetings
Culture Center: Learn language, hunting, history, beading, stick game, etc.
Culture Building for people to go to like just to learn more stuff if they don't have elders to show them how to bead, sew, speak our language, etc.
Connect the Elders to youth and young adults.
The people are our most vital resource and this concept needs to be incorporated into AR in all aspects.
Better parking at Longhouse. Parking for busses.
Programs for the adults that nurture elders & children. Who's nurturing us!!!
Recreation Center with go-carts, arcade, music room (sound proofed), movie projector. A Recreation center is not a youth center. It's for everyone, not just a glorified daycare.
Community center with pool for people to enjoy.
Improvements to community smokehouse: lights, woodshed, sink.
Wellness Center.
Drinkable Water
Recycle!!! Plastic, paper, Cardboard, Glass, Cans, etc.
Recycling bins.
More Community Clean Up Days.
Composting Program
Education: How it is connected to everything else-our kids are our gold.
Would like to see the school-CHANGE the way they look@ our kids-They are all winners-if they are failing, it's something we are not doing.
Schools. Due process. Discipline.
Common enemy brings the people together
Westend Post Office
Address real or perceived gaps in the tribal system
Would be great to see one or two council at these mtgs. 'Buy in'
We need native landscaping in housing areas-not lawn!
Grey water system in housing for native landscaping & watering garden
Define meaningful. The community united in a powerful way that brought meaning to our cause. Threats - ay!
Would like to see community members attend conferences, etc. To learn more expand knowledge about project prospects
O.R.V. Park
Develop an industry based on vineyards.
We need businesses.
Housing Fair Poster
Solar heating and energy. (x2)
Straw Bale. (x1)
Common area for seasonal hunting and fishing cleaning preparation and storage (cause they're gonna do it anyway)
Look at Alaska housing concept.
Full and partial underground
Garden space instead of lawns
Flood lights front and back
How do I sell my home when there are no tribal people with an income?
The population is quite static so, who will populate these housing developments.
Circular construction
Fireplace in the middle of the great room to reflect the old style pit homes
Bigger living room for family functions
Wood Fire Place
Large Kitchen area in home
Health Fair Poster - Transportation
Sidewalks & Cross Walks. (x2)
Safe sidewalks in the admin & school. (x2)
We need sidewalks! (x2)
Transportation to Airway Heights Wal-Mart
More activities for the teens and youth.
Have more lighting around neighborhood housing areas
Make sure driveway are no radioactive
Housing for single people with no kids.
Prayers prior to meetings
Work out gym.
Health Fair Poster - Parks & Rec.
Help make our lakes more park like such as garbage cans, picnic tables to help keep them clean and more kid friendly. (x2)
Need a restaurant. (x2)
Removal of the dump
Park--Cleaner Dump
Clean-up crew. Not just garbage men and park rangers. A team of individuals, pulled together in the common goal to clean the streets
More reservation clean-up 4 times a year
More protection and cleaning
Clean. Ease of access. Easily accessible.
Cleaner Rez. Recreation area, skate park, ball fields, gyms.
Recycling Project. The need to push to productive disposal of plastic and aluminum
Make docks and platforms out of green material (recycled, durable)
Adult youth long term recovery houses
Pool
Wellness Center.
I would like to see hiking trails with storyboards sharing site specific history and medicinal plants information.
Make sure there is some wild life….zoo or wild life safari ride.
We are still taking ideas. If you see us around the community, let us know what ideas you have. Even if you see that your idea is already on the board, put your idea on another sticky note and put it on the board again because we will tally to see how many times an idea has been mentioned.
Sustainable Community Project
Community Liaison
http://www.spokanetribe.com/userfiles/file/June%20AR%20SCP%20Brochure.pdf
If you saw the Antithesis Research staff at the Health and Housing Fairs or at one of our community meetings, then you have seen our idea boards with sticky notes on them. These are boards where community members were given sticky notes to jot down ideas about what they would like to see in their community. These ideas will be organized to look for themes. Some of the major themes that are appearing so far are: Sidewalks, Reservation Clean Up, Wellness Center/Pool/Gym, and a Recycling Program. The ideas will be matched up with the related elements of the plan for the community participants to consider. We have already received the following information from the community about what they would like to see included in the Sustainable Community Plan:
Introduction Meetings
Culture Center: Learn language, hunting, history, beading, stick game, etc.
Culture Building for people to go to like just to learn more stuff if they don't have elders to show them how to bead, sew, speak our language, etc.
Connect the Elders to youth and young adults.
The people are our most vital resource and this concept needs to be incorporated into AR in all aspects.
Better parking at Longhouse. Parking for busses.
Programs for the adults that nurture elders & children. Who's nurturing us!!!
Recreation Center with go-carts, arcade, music room (sound proofed), movie projector. A Recreation center is not a youth center. It's for everyone, not just a glorified daycare.
Community center with pool for people to enjoy.
Improvements to community smokehouse: lights, woodshed, sink.
Wellness Center.
Drinkable Water
Recycle!!! Plastic, paper, Cardboard, Glass, Cans, etc.
Recycling bins.
More Community Clean Up Days.
Composting Program
Education: How it is connected to everything else-our kids are our gold.
Would like to see the school-CHANGE the way they look@ our kids-They are all winners-if they are failing, it's something we are not doing.
Schools. Due process. Discipline.
Common enemy brings the people together
Westend Post Office
Address real or perceived gaps in the tribal system
Would be great to see one or two council at these mtgs. 'Buy in'
We need native landscaping in housing areas-not lawn!
Grey water system in housing for native landscaping & watering garden
Define meaningful. The community united in a powerful way that brought meaning to our cause. Threats - ay!
Would like to see community members attend conferences, etc. To learn more expand knowledge about project prospects
O.R.V. Park
Develop an industry based on vineyards.
We need businesses.
Housing Fair Poster
Solar heating and energy. (x2)
Straw Bale. (x1)
Common area for seasonal hunting and fishing cleaning preparation and storage (cause they're gonna do it anyway)
Look at Alaska housing concept.
Full and partial underground
Garden space instead of lawns
Flood lights front and back
How do I sell my home when there are no tribal people with an income?
The population is quite static so, who will populate these housing developments.
Circular construction
Fireplace in the middle of the great room to reflect the old style pit homes
Bigger living room for family functions
Wood Fire Place
Large Kitchen area in home
Health Fair Poster - Transportation
Sidewalks & Cross Walks. (x2)
Safe sidewalks in the admin & school. (x2)
We need sidewalks! (x2)
Transportation to Airway Heights Wal-Mart
More activities for the teens and youth.
Have more lighting around neighborhood housing areas
Make sure driveway are no radioactive
Housing for single people with no kids.
Prayers prior to meetings
Work out gym.
Health Fair Poster - Parks & Rec.
Help make our lakes more park like such as garbage cans, picnic tables to help keep them clean and more kid friendly. (x2)
Need a restaurant. (x2)
Removal of the dump
Park--Cleaner Dump
Clean-up crew. Not just garbage men and park rangers. A team of individuals, pulled together in the common goal to clean the streets
More reservation clean-up 4 times a year
More protection and cleaning
Clean. Ease of access. Easily accessible.
Cleaner Rez. Recreation area, skate park, ball fields, gyms.
Recycling Project. The need to push to productive disposal of plastic and aluminum
Make docks and platforms out of green material (recycled, durable)
Adult youth long term recovery houses
Pool
Wellness Center.
I would like to see hiking trails with storyboards sharing site specific history and medicinal plants information.
Make sure there is some wild life….zoo or wild life safari ride.
We are still taking ideas. If you see us around the community, let us know what ideas you have. Even if you see that your idea is already on the board, put your idea on another sticky note and put it on the board again because we will tally to see how many times an idea has been mentioned.
Sustainable Community Project (Spokane Tribe) – Introductory Community Meetings Report
Submitted by Richard Knott
Sustainable Community Project
Community Liaison
http://www.spokanetribe.com/userfiles/file/June%20AR%20SCP%20Brochure.pdf
The Sustainable Community Project kicked off the first series of community meetings at the New House Center on May 23, the West End Community Center on May 25, and the Spokane TANF building on May 26. These meetings were facilitated by Antithesis Research (AR) staff. For this first meeting, the Wellpinit Community was introduced to the project through the Health and Housing Fairs, but we will schedule regular Wellpinit meetings at the Long House in the future. The purposes of these first community meetings were to introduce the Sustainable Community Project and to discuss the meaningful community participation surveys. The New House meeting had the biggest turnout with ten people in attendance. West end had eight people attend and in Spokane we had one person attend. In addition to a chili and cornbread or fry bread dinner for participants, a raffle was held for those who turned in meaningful community participation surveys at each meeting. If you were unable to attend any of these first meetings, please e-mail or call any of the Antithesis Research (AR) staff for more information (info@antithesisresearch.org or 509-258-7469).
We will be holding additional meetings the last week of June to address a different aspect of the planning process, community visioning. We will be asking how you, the community, would like to shape the future of the Spokane Tribe. Melodi Wynne has developed a “horizoning” exercise to assist in visualizing what we would like to see. We will be listening for your ideas about how you would like to see future housing developments, transportation alternatives, parks and recreational opportunities, improving energy efficiency, future economic developments, and how to create healthy, safe and walkable neighborhoods in addition to any topics that are important to you. We will use these ideas to create a community vision statement for the Sustainable Community Project to guide the tribe for the next 30 years and beyond. Look for our flyers around the community for time and dates of these next meetings. There will be a dinner, activities for the youth, and a raffle! We also will be holding family meetings (meal included) where you and your family meet with us to learn more about the Sustainable Community Project, learn how to stay involved throughout the project, ask questions, and share ideas. If you are interested in scheduling a family meeting with the Sustainable Community Project staff please contact Melodi Wynne (mwynne@antithesisresearch.org) or Richard Knott (rknott@antithesisresearch.org).
Upcoming Sustainable Community Project Community Meeting Schedule
New House- June 27, 2011 5:30pm-7:00pm
West End- June 29, 2011 5:30pm-7:00pm
Spokane TANF- June 30, 2011 5:30pm-7:00pm
Wellpinit- TBA
Sustainable Community Project
Community Liaison
http://www.spokanetribe.com/userfiles/file/June%20AR%20SCP%20Brochure.pdf
The Sustainable Community Project kicked off the first series of community meetings at the New House Center on May 23, the West End Community Center on May 25, and the Spokane TANF building on May 26. These meetings were facilitated by Antithesis Research (AR) staff. For this first meeting, the Wellpinit Community was introduced to the project through the Health and Housing Fairs, but we will schedule regular Wellpinit meetings at the Long House in the future. The purposes of these first community meetings were to introduce the Sustainable Community Project and to discuss the meaningful community participation surveys. The New House meeting had the biggest turnout with ten people in attendance. West end had eight people attend and in Spokane we had one person attend. In addition to a chili and cornbread or fry bread dinner for participants, a raffle was held for those who turned in meaningful community participation surveys at each meeting. If you were unable to attend any of these first meetings, please e-mail or call any of the Antithesis Research (AR) staff for more information (info@antithesisresearch.org or 509-258-7469).
We will be holding additional meetings the last week of June to address a different aspect of the planning process, community visioning. We will be asking how you, the community, would like to shape the future of the Spokane Tribe. Melodi Wynne has developed a “horizoning” exercise to assist in visualizing what we would like to see. We will be listening for your ideas about how you would like to see future housing developments, transportation alternatives, parks and recreational opportunities, improving energy efficiency, future economic developments, and how to create healthy, safe and walkable neighborhoods in addition to any topics that are important to you. We will use these ideas to create a community vision statement for the Sustainable Community Project to guide the tribe for the next 30 years and beyond. Look for our flyers around the community for time and dates of these next meetings. There will be a dinner, activities for the youth, and a raffle! We also will be holding family meetings (meal included) where you and your family meet with us to learn more about the Sustainable Community Project, learn how to stay involved throughout the project, ask questions, and share ideas. If you are interested in scheduling a family meeting with the Sustainable Community Project staff please contact Melodi Wynne (mwynne@antithesisresearch.org) or Richard Knott (rknott@antithesisresearch.org).
Upcoming Sustainable Community Project Community Meeting Schedule
New House- June 27, 2011 5:30pm-7:00pm
West End- June 29, 2011 5:30pm-7:00pm
Spokane TANF- June 30, 2011 5:30pm-7:00pm
Wellpinit- TBA
Monday, June 6, 2011
Sustainable Community Project:
The Spokane Tribe of Indians was awarded a highly competitive HUD "community challenge" planning grant in which only eight percent of applicants were awarded funds. The tribe has obtained preferred sustainability status with HUD through this grant.
The goal of the sustainable community project is to bring the community, tribal government, and businesses together to provide a living document that will guide the tribe for the next 30 years and beyond. The sustainable project elements, goals, objectives, and policies will be primarily dictated by community participation.
The goal of the sustainable community project is to bring the community, tribal government, and businesses together to provide a living document that will guide the tribe for the next 30 years and beyond. The sustainable project elements, goals, objectives, and policies will be primarily dictated by community participation.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Six Livability Principles:
1. Provide more transportation choices.
Develop safe, reliable and economical transportation choices to decrease household transportation costs, reduce our nation?s dependence on foreign oil, improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote public health.
2. Promote equitable, affordable housing.
(HUD Definition) Expand location- and energy-efficient housing choices for people of all ages, incomes, races and ethnicities to increase mobility and lower the combined cost of housing and transportation.
3. Enhance economic competitiveness.
Improve economic competitiveness through reliable and timely access to employment centers, educational opportunities, services and other basic needs by workers as well as expanded business access to markets.
4. Support existing communities.
Target federal funding toward existing communities through such strategies as transitoriented, mixed-use development and land recycling to increase community revitalization, improve the efficiency of public works investments, and safeguard rural landscapes.
5. Coordinate policies and leverage investment.
Align federal policies and funding to remove barriers to collaboration, leverage funding and increase the accountability and effectiveness of all levels of government to plan for future growth, including making smart energy choices such as locally generated renewable energy.
6. Value communities and neighborhoods.
Enhance the unique characteristics of all communities by investing in healthy, safe and walkable neighborhoods rural, urban or suburban.
Develop safe, reliable and economical transportation choices to decrease household transportation costs, reduce our nation?s dependence on foreign oil, improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote public health.
2. Promote equitable, affordable housing.
(HUD Definition) Expand location- and energy-efficient housing choices for people of all ages, incomes, races and ethnicities to increase mobility and lower the combined cost of housing and transportation.
3. Enhance economic competitiveness.
Improve economic competitiveness through reliable and timely access to employment centers, educational opportunities, services and other basic needs by workers as well as expanded business access to markets.
4. Support existing communities.
Target federal funding toward existing communities through such strategies as transitoriented, mixed-use development and land recycling to increase community revitalization, improve the efficiency of public works investments, and safeguard rural landscapes.
5. Coordinate policies and leverage investment.
Align federal policies and funding to remove barriers to collaboration, leverage funding and increase the accountability and effectiveness of all levels of government to plan for future growth, including making smart energy choices such as locally generated renewable energy.
6. Value communities and neighborhoods.
Enhance the unique characteristics of all communities by investing in healthy, safe and walkable neighborhoods rural, urban or suburban.
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