VISION 2000 RETREAT IS HELD

Members of Vision 2000's Community Relations Council met Saturday in a retreat to review what the organization has accomplished and what still needs to be done.

Curt Smith, the 1992 chairman of the Vision 2000 Community Relations Council, said, "It was time to get together and talk about Vision 2000. We have some new members, and we needed a chance to get to know each other and find out where we are headed."

Three new members have been named to the council: Steve Green, Dorothy Hardy and Bill Yuede.

Smith said: "We reviewed the entire plan what's been done and what can be done, what needs more effort or a chance in direction.

"We kind of brainstormed about how we could promote Vision 2000 better and get even more people involved. We always need new ideas and fresh blood."

The role of the Community Relations Council is to oversee implementation of the Vision 2000 objectives that constitute the city's strategic plan.

The council is charged with making sure progress is made toward meeting the Vision 2000 goals.

An annual printed report detailing the plan's accomplishments is being compiled.

In addition to the new members, members of the council attending the retreat were Martha Bender, Melvin Gateley, David Kaempfer, Lauchette Low, John Mehner, Harold Tilley, Curt Smith, and ex-officio members Al Stoverink and Linda Cochran.