Residents and local representatives worked to identify some key problems in Starke County and come up with some solutions when they met for an asset mapping workshop earlier this week.
The group tasked with finding key problems in the area identified a few main issues that the county faces. Continue reading
When local officials met for an asset mapping workshop on Tuesday, they were encouraged to focus on 7 different capitals; Financial, Built, Natural, Cultural, Social, Political and Human.
The workshop facilitator and OCRA Project Manager Michael Sinnet emphasized the importance of finding specific assets that fit into these categories and identifying where strengths and deficiencies exist. Continue reading
One focus of this week’s asset mapping workshop in Starke County was identifying how local communities interact with one another and outside entities. Stellar Project Manager Michael Sinnet discussed the difference between horizontal relationships and vertical relationships and how they inevitably work together. Continue reading
