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Wednesday, May 23, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon OutdoorbSchool... Visionbteambreleasesbfirstbreportb Sisters Country commu- nity leaders recognize change is coming to the community but are optimistic Sisters can successfully navigate those challenges by build- ing upon its strong assets and history of involvement and volunteerism. Those are among the findings in a Community Interviews Report released today by Sisters Country Horizons, a visioning initia- tive sponsored by the City of Sisters, Deschutes County and the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council. More than 80 community leaders from a variety of sectors were interviewed between mid-February and April. An executive summary of the report is available on the Sisters Country Horizons website at https://sisters horizons.org/wp-content/ uploads/2018/05/Sisters- Community-Interviews- Executive-Summary-FINAL. pdf. A full report will be pub- lished early next week on the website. The interviews were the starting point for the initia- tive. An online survey and community meetings, which have gathered input from residents in April and May, also are part of the outreach efforts. A report on the sur- vey and community meetings is scheduled to be released later this month, in time for a series of community forums, the first of which is sched- uled for May 31 at Sisters High School from 5 to 8 p.m. The outreach work has centered around a series of questions gauging what residents value most about Sisters Country and what they envision for the com- munity in the future. The results and findings will help shape the community’s future projects and planning efforts. During the interviews, community leaders spoke of a deep passion for Sisters Country and foresee the community moving beyond past acrimony in large part because of the “Sisters Way” — an underlying commit- ment to the community’s his- tory of giving, volunteerism and appreciation of its small- town qualities. The interviews found growing concern over traffic and housing, and a recogni- tion that growth is inevita- ble but that if planned well can be beneficial through new jobs, more housing options and increased enroll- ment for the Sisters School District. Community leaders are optimistic Sisters can pre- pare for its future by build- ing on existing assets — out- door recreation, a growing artist economy and tourism — rather than something entirely new. Among the most significant opportuni- ties is the potential devel- opment of the U.S. Forest Service property within the city limits, interviewees said. The May 31 forum at 15 Sisters High School is the first of four that will be held through June, each one focused on a different theme. Here are the dates and themes of each forum: • May 31: Connected Sisters • June 4: Prosperous Sisters • June 12: Livable Sisters • June 19: Resilient Sisters Input received during the forums — along with that received through the inter- views, survey, and com- munity meetings — will form the foundation of a Vision and Action Plan to be released in late 2018 or early 2019. A citizen-based Vision Action Team will be formed later this summer to steer development of the plan. Once completed, the Vision Action Plan will help guide government agencies, nonprofit groups and the pri- vate sector in planning and projects. The plan will update and replace the original Sisters Country vision plan devel- oped in 2007. PHOTO BY BECKY AYLOR Sixth graders experienced one of the highlights of school in Sisters. They were led by a group of high school counselors. 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