Fayette Enterprise Community meetings scheduled in June
Five Fayette Enterprise Community (FEC) meetings have been scheduled in June. FEC status was received from the U.S. Department of Agriculture officially Jan. 13, 1999. This designation took into consideration the exemplary strategic plan for Fayette County, already in place (through the Fayette Forward initiative), combined with active citizen interest and concern in revitalizing the county, according Denise King, acting FEC manager. The FEC strategic plan consists of 105 benchmarks. These benchmarks will in some way (educationally, socially, economically, agriculturally, etc.) benefit the residents in the FEC, ultimately impacting their communities as a whole.
“The FEC program empowers you as a citizen to voice concerns or to make suggestions on the needs of your community. It will be equally as important for you to recommend ways to alleviate or fix these needs as well. The FEC is a grass-roots initiative recognizing the importance of active citizen involvement in determining the issues facing our communities. We need to hear your concerns and obtain your involvement in the community meeting to address how to move the community forward,’ King said.
Fay-Penn Economic Development Council manages the FEC program.
Meetings will be held as follow:
– 10 a.m. June 25 at the Menallen Township Municipal Building, 427 Searight Herbert Road, Uniontown.
– 11:30 a.m. June 25 at the Redstone Township Municipal Building, 225 Twin Hills Road, Grindstone.
– 1 p.m. June 25 at City Hall in Uniontown, 20 North Gallatin Ave., Uniontown.
– 1 a.m. June 26 at the Connellsville Community Center, 201 East Fairview, Connellsville.
– 1 p.m. June 26 at the Dunbar Township Municipal Building, 128 Township Drive, Dunbar.
“Currently, we have community leaders and citizens from the FEC who serve on our implementation committee. There are seven sub-committees with active citizen involvement from the community. Together, the vision of these individuals will help take the FEC into the future. If you are interested in learning more about the FEC and how you can help move and shape your community’s future, please consider attending the community meeting scheduled for your area,’ King said. For more information, call King at 724-437-7913.