Now is the time
Time is running short to receive your submissions of ideas, research, and questions for our March 2 Public Affairs Symposium.
You will recall the topic is "New Visions for Downtown New Albany," and whether your definition of downtown includes only ten linear blocks, the entire Urban Enterprise Zone, or the whole of New Albany proper, we're eager to hear from you.
We've already received dozens of suggestions by e-mail and letter, which we will distill into discussion points for our panel of citizens. In addition, another half-dozen speakers will pose their issues to the panel.
In case you don't know by now, here is the panel for Wednesday night's event.
Brandon W. Smith (no relation), holder of an M.A. in history who taught at the University of Florida, a former insurance professional, and now a second-year at Brandeis School of Law who is on the law review and a summer associate for a major local law firm. Brandon has been an active lay recruiter of professionals and businesses considering NA as a home.
Jean Caesar operates one of New Albany's oldest businesses, J.O. Endris Jewelers, on Pearl Street. As an owner of one of the city's downtown anchor stores, Jean has seen the fortunes of the downtown wax and wane and we look forward to her counsel.
Maury Goldberg is a member of the board of directors of Develop New Albany, a former city council member from the 3rd District, and a motivating force in the exploration of new ideas to rejuvenate the city's economic development.
Jeffrey M. Gillenwater is an IT professional working at Indiana University and another NA resident and potential commercial investor dedicated to restoring the luster of our downtown and stoking the fires of economic development through "outside-the-box" thinking.
Ann M. Baumgartle is the owner of AnnRan LLC, an investor and volunteer in this community and the broader Kentuckiana area, and the spouse of this blogger. She will direct the night's activities as moderator for the symposium.
Thank you to those of you who have already submitted your ideas and questions. For the rest of you, we're keeping the door open for a few more days for new submissions. The comments section below would be a convenient place to post your ideas and to stimulate further discussion prior to the event.
We are sad to announce that the prize-bearing essay contest we envisioned for middle and high school pupils will not come to fruition as the local schools were unable to fit the announcement into their schedules.
You will recall the topic is "New Visions for Downtown New Albany," and whether your definition of downtown includes only ten linear blocks, the entire Urban Enterprise Zone, or the whole of New Albany proper, we're eager to hear from you.
We've already received dozens of suggestions by e-mail and letter, which we will distill into discussion points for our panel of citizens. In addition, another half-dozen speakers will pose their issues to the panel.
In case you don't know by now, here is the panel for Wednesday night's event.
Brandon W. Smith (no relation), holder of an M.A. in history who taught at the University of Florida, a former insurance professional, and now a second-year at Brandeis School of Law who is on the law review and a summer associate for a major local law firm. Brandon has been an active lay recruiter of professionals and businesses considering NA as a home.
Jean Caesar operates one of New Albany's oldest businesses, J.O. Endris Jewelers, on Pearl Street. As an owner of one of the city's downtown anchor stores, Jean has seen the fortunes of the downtown wax and wane and we look forward to her counsel.
Maury Goldberg is a member of the board of directors of Develop New Albany, a former city council member from the 3rd District, and a motivating force in the exploration of new ideas to rejuvenate the city's economic development.
Jeffrey M. Gillenwater is an IT professional working at Indiana University and another NA resident and potential commercial investor dedicated to restoring the luster of our downtown and stoking the fires of economic development through "outside-the-box" thinking.
Ann M. Baumgartle is the owner of AnnRan LLC, an investor and volunteer in this community and the broader Kentuckiana area, and the spouse of this blogger. She will direct the night's activities as moderator for the symposium.
Thank you to those of you who have already submitted your ideas and questions. For the rest of you, we're keeping the door open for a few more days for new submissions. The comments section below would be a convenient place to post your ideas and to stimulate further discussion prior to the event.
We are sad to announce that the prize-bearing essay contest we envisioned for middle and high school pupils will not come to fruition as the local schools were unable to fit the announcement into their schedules.
posted by All4Word at 12:02 PM
9 Comments:
again, I offer my economic development white paper that I submitted to Mayor Elect Garner, and I am not looking for a job.
Again?
I'm sorry if you offered anything that I've missed. I've searched the comments and can't find any "offer."
But, the primary posting and every posting on this blog offers a place for comments.
Post it.
I'm sure there are many ideas for ressurecting downtown NA.
The bottom line is the city has to step in and get the ball going.
Any ideas out there on how a snowman comes about.
It all starts with perfect weather conditions for a snow storm and then the first snowflake falls.
With that first flake in sight people of all ages start to think snowmen. Then a few more flakes fall and the idea of building a snowman seems to become more of an attainable feat. Once the ground is completely covered with the white stuff there are a few of us out there that are going to build a snowman for sure, but not all of us. As one neighbor looks across his street and sees his buddy WORKING on a snowman and decides he can build a bigger and better snowman so off to WORK he goes.
It often becomes an epidemic.
WHat downtown NA needs is Green snow. It has been snowing green for a couple of years now down towards where HWY. 111 enters Harrison County but I've heard rumors that its about to stop.
Not sure exactly how many flakes it takes to make a snowman but i bet 20 million would surely make the bottom snow ball.
Once that first ball is planted I bet the rest of the snowman gets finished.
KWZ
post it? it is a white paper, 8 pages long. How About i just show up and briefly present it at the forum
my offer was made on the who's your mandate column? Like I said this paper is a gift to anyone who wants to do something about breaking the feudalism that exists here, the $8.00 per hour mantra that permeates the business and political culture of New Albania.
By the way a new life science initiative was just announced in Louisville today, a key element of my white paper discussed leveraging life sciences. It's amazing to me that our Mayor who has a Biology degree is still not on board with a life science development strategy, of course he did sign a life science proclamation in the city recently and his economic development director has no clue who SHOT is.
Lets keep cutting those ribbons on $8.00 per hour openings, now that's economic development
Tim, I don't have a "Who's your mandate" posting. Maybe that's why I never saw any offer.
8 pages isn't much. Again I say, post it. Let everyone see it and comment on it.
"Who's Your Mandate" was, of course, a posting on NA Confidential, which isn't the same Blog as Volunteer Hoosier, which in turn may be the source of confusion to some.
i do not believe I still have it on floppy dik, but i will make copies available at the forum, perhaps i could scan it and then transfer it to the blogspot
The folks who will be presenting topics are bringing 75 copies.
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