VISIONCHECK 2010

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Vision Check 2010.

How It Began

An initial group of members of Leadership Citrus formed a Steering Committee to set about bringing together individuals who would represent the diverse elements of the county and to begin charting the future in terms of a vision. Such a plan for the future was deemed critical for Citrus County to control its own destiny and to remain a desirable place to live. In the face of significant changes, such as the rapidly increasing population, the proposed Suncoast Parkway connecting us to Tampa Bay, and evidence of stress to natural systems (water and land), the steering committee felt action on a vision must begin immediately through the collective effort of all affected.

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They called it Citrus 20/20

The Steering Committee called the process Citrus 20/20. Their guiding philosophy was to bring 130-140 participants from all walks of life together to begin brainstorming about where the county should be in 25 years - the year 2020 A.D.  That group of citizens came together in three sessions during early 1995. The final two sessions lasted a full day and a half each. Many of the diverse group of participants had been at odds with their fellow visionaries on various issues and had never sat down together to discuss anything. Yet in a forthright and earnest spirit of cooperation, and with the help of professional facilitators, they enthusiastically fashioned the initial elements of the vision.