1 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:09,519 I was privileged to be able to volunteer 2 00:00:09,519 --> 00:00:13,485 on the advisory committee because it put me 3 00:00:13,485 --> 00:00:16,285 in a place where I could listen to 4 00:00:16,285 --> 00:00:19,164 my peers in the community, do my best 5 00:00:19,164 --> 00:00:22,845 to represent myself and those that I know 6 00:00:22,845 --> 00:00:26,445 that live in Siloam. When CPAC was put 7 00:00:26,445 --> 00:00:31,030 together, we really wanted to pick individuals that 8 00:00:31,030 --> 00:00:35,350 represented the entire community. So it is truly 9 00:00:35,350 --> 00:00:38,230 a community document. When I was asked to 10 00:00:38,230 --> 00:00:42,065 participate, I felt like it was a great 11 00:00:42,065 --> 00:00:45,025 opportunity for me to share what I've learned 12 00:00:45,025 --> 00:00:47,665 from living in the area all my life. 13 00:00:47,665 --> 00:00:49,505 We love this community and we really wanted 14 00:00:49,505 --> 00:00:51,025 to see us move forward in the best 15 00:00:51,025 --> 00:00:53,600 way possible and I think the city is 16 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:55,280 real aware of that. We've got a lot 17 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:59,440 of input from local community members. Those people 18 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:02,720 having opportunities to come and give their input 19 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:05,925 has set us on a plan for what 20 00:01:05,925 --> 00:01:10,005 Siloam needs and wants right now and into 21 00:01:10,005 --> 00:01:12,165 the future. For months this has all been 22 00:01:12,165 --> 00:01:14,645 on the website and they had several community 23 00:01:14,645 --> 00:01:18,165 meetings to bring people together and get their 24 00:01:18,165 --> 00:01:20,829 impression of what the city should look like 25 00:01:20,829 --> 00:01:22,430 in a few years. It was heard. I 26 00:01:22,430 --> 00:01:25,549 mean, were spreadsheets, there were comments that we 27 00:01:25,549 --> 00:01:27,710 got to read and see and that they're 28 00:01:27,710 --> 00:01:30,830 actually in the plan. I'm really excited about 29 00:01:30,830 --> 00:01:33,869 our trail system growing and becoming more connected. 30 00:01:34,295 --> 00:01:36,054 Maybe one of the things that I got 31 00:01:36,054 --> 00:01:39,734 the most excited about building and establishing kind 32 00:01:39,734 --> 00:01:43,414 of a community recreation center and theater space. 33 00:01:43,414 --> 00:01:45,094 Just to have a central place to be 34 00:01:45,094 --> 00:01:48,870 able to host festivals or just celebrate the 35 00:01:48,870 --> 00:01:51,750 diversity that is here in Siloam. Jen, we 36 00:01:51,750 --> 00:01:55,430 all know there's crises around housing being affordable, 37 00:01:55,430 --> 00:01:58,150 there being enough, and this plan has really 38 00:01:58,150 --> 00:02:01,135 good ideas for how that should look. If 39 00:02:01,135 --> 00:02:03,775 you haven't given your input yet, there's still 40 00:02:03,775 --> 00:02:06,015 time to do that. You can still get 41 00:02:06,015 --> 00:02:08,414 on the website and it's not anything that 42 00:02:08,414 --> 00:02:10,175 you have to be at a meeting to. 43 00:02:10,175 --> 00:02:12,290 You can just air your concerns there and 44 00:02:12,290 --> 00:02:14,690 we want to hear those. We'll be doing 45 00:02:14,690 --> 00:02:18,250 a final meeting that will be on May 46 00:02:18,250 --> 00:02:21,810 19 in the Silent Strings Public Library and 47 00:02:21,810 --> 00:02:24,690 what that will include is really the final 48 00:02:24,690 --> 00:02:28,505 review of what we've accomplished so far. And 49 00:02:28,505 --> 00:02:29,944 yes, we're at the tail end of the 50 00:02:29,944 --> 00:02:33,065 process, but there's still an opportunity to address 51 00:02:33,065 --> 00:02:36,185 certain things. It's just important to let your 52 00:02:36,185 --> 00:02:38,665 voice be heard, there's still time and opportunity 53 00:02:38,665 --> 00:02:40,665 to do that. It just matters. The work 54 00:02:40,665 --> 00:02:41,065 matters.