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Page 4 The INDEPENDENT, March 20, 2003 Banks Chamber team begins strategic planning process with RDI If you have an idea of what Banks should be like in ten years, the Banks Chamber of Commerce Business Team in vites you to join with a group of community members to work on improving the local econo my and community with the help of a Strategic Plan. Assisted by Rural Develop ment Initiatives, Inc. (RDI), a non-profit organization dedicat ed to helping rural communities with economic improvement, and Laurel Schweitzer, their lo cal RARE (Resource Assis tance for Rural Environments) member, the citizen committee will develop a plan that will help guide Banks into the future. During the next four months, the committee’s objectives are to: • Create a vision statement - a vivid picture of the communi ty’s ideal future 10 years out; • Set specific goals for realiz ing the vision that was based on the four building blocks of community and economic de velopment: workforce develop ment, business development, infrastructure and quality of life; • Develop projects or strate gies to reach those goals; and • Design a practical action agenda to implement the strategies. “This is a very important process and it is crucial that we get as much community input as possible," said Steve Harr of the Business Team. Everyone interested in joining the Banks Strategic Planning Committee, is urged to attend the next meeting on Thursday, April 10, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., in the Banks Fire Station, 300 S. Main Street. The first meeting was held March 18, and there will be five evening meetings during the next four months. Even if you are unable to attend all of the meetings, the Team strongly encourages you to attend the April 10 meeting, which will be focusing specifically on setting priorities for the Downtown Re vitalization Plan created in Jan uary, 2002, by the Oregon Downtown Development Asso ciation. Input from the commu nity is vital in order to develop a vision for Banks’ future. For more information, call Schweitzer at 503-341-1907 or e-mail: laurelsch@jps.net This is one hot rate! More Oregonians utilize speed, convenience of income tax e-filing More than 414,000 Oregon taxpayers filed their Oregon in come taxes electronically last year. This is an increase of twenty percent over the previ ous year. The Oregon Depart ment of Revenue expects more than half a million electronically filed returns this year. "Taxpayers like to e-file be cause it is quick and conven ient. It takes an average of one to two hours to complete a tax return electronically, versus 10 to 12 hours by pen and paper. 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