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Invitation to July 30th Meeting
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Dear ,
As an attendee at previous meeting, a representative of an identifiable interest group, a possible interested party, or an important resource person I have been asked to invite you to participate in our next session. As a representative of the interest group indicated in the letter as addressed to you we hope you will arrange for additional members of your group to attend. Please contact other people you feel should participate and urge them to attend.
This meeting will be in the Marine Technology Center’s Multipurpose Room on Wednesday July 30th, 1997 from 8:30am to 4:30pm in the afternoon, with an hour lunch break.
This is an important meeting for you to attend to make sure your input is included. It is further very important for us to get input from as wide a spectrum of Eastport people as possible as we are moving toward the development of a strategy that will translate into action plans.
The agenda of the meeting is:
Morning Session
1-1/2 hours on the External Assessment discussing what information we need to complete an evaluation of the social, political, economic and physical environment in which Eastport exists.
1-1/2 hours on the Internal Assessment discussing what information we need to complete an evaluation of the social, political, economic and physical environment within Eastport itself.
Both sections of the morning session are to answer the following questions in order to build an understanding of the information we need to gather, coordinate and reconcile:
What do we need to know?
What do we need to do?
What do we need to do it?
What is the time frame?
Areas of interest to be discussed:
Community Cooperation & Tourism
Education & Youth
Infrastructure
Marine Resources & Environment
Small Business
Transportation
Afternoon Session
Edit the two assessment documents and set priorities by objectives and the indicators that will measure our progress on the resulting information gathering. People will be assigned to get the information, facts and statistics for the next meeting which will report on the results of the research mandated by the first day long meeting and develop an Initial Strategy to determine a structure to carry on the Strategic Planning process.
All those who have participated regularly so far are very concerned to bring the broadest range of ideas into this process and we hope very much that you will attend. If you like you may have your name and telephone number added to the list for a reminder call.
Sincerely,
Thomas A. MacNaughton, Typist
Agenda of June 30th Meeting
Eastport Economic Development Forum
Meeting of June 30th 1997
Agenda
Pool suggestions for a list of names to be contacted to attend three day long sessions on developing a strategic plan.
Working List of Groups to be Offered Representation
Airport Advisory Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Churches
City of Eastport
Harbor Committee
Marine Technology Center and Washington County Technical College
Port Authority
School Department
Youth Groups
Suggested Areas of Interest to Divide up into at First Meeting
Community Cooperation & Tourism
Education & Youth
Infrastructure
Marine Resources and Environment
Transportation
First Day Long Meeting
Morning Session
1-1/2 hours on the External Assessment
1-1/2 hours on the Internal Assessment
Both sections of the morning session are to answer the following questions in order to build an understanding of the information we need to gather, coordinate and reconcile:
What do we need to know?
What do we need to do?
What do we need to do it?
What is the time frame?
Afternoon Session
Edit the two Assessment documents and set priorities by objectives and indicators on the resulting information gathering. Assign people to go get the information, facts and statistics for the next meeting.
Second Day Long Meeting
Report on the results of the research mandated by the first day long meeting.
Develop an Initial Strategy to determine a structure to carry on the Strategic Planning process.
Third Meeting
Report on structural possibilities
Determination of a structure
The above meetings are intended to lead to a Strategic Planning Session after structure is established.
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