WV Special Meeting | March 10, 2018

Everyone is invited and welcome to attend and participate in a Wonder Valley Community Special Meeting, from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 10, 2018, at the Wonder Valley Community Center, 80526-1/2 Amboy Road, Wonder Valley, CA 92277.

This will be a Special Meeting with only one item on the agenda: filling out the survey for Wonder Valley's Fundamental Plan. The surveys will be used by Land Use Services to compile a profile for our area. Creating a Fundamental Plan is the first step toward a Community Plan, which is designed to give residents of an area a degree of control over the direction of their communities.

Land Use Services is employing a business management tool called SWOT Analysis. SWOT stands for "Strengths," "Weaknesses," "Opportunities," and "Threats." In addition to these there are a few other categories. It's a little complicated and I thought it might be helpful if we filled them out together. I have 30 copies. We can discuss the categories and then each person can fill out their survey the way they choose.

This is important. If you can't make it, come in on any Monday, Wednesday, or Saturday between the hours of 9 and 2 and I will walk you through the process.

There will be scones. Please attend. Again, your input is very important to our community!

Thank you.

Wonder Valley Community Meeting | February 2018

The monthly community meeting -- usually on the 2nd Saturday -- has been moved to February 21 to accommodate the schedules of SBC Sheriff's Department Detectives Vaca and Wilson, who will speak to us on progress they've made on the issue of illegal shooting in Wonder Valley.

Other items on the agenda will be a workshop for residents to fill out the survey for the upcoming Fundamental Plan, and an update on the Wonder Valley Community Center.

Everyone is invited and welcome to attend and participate.

The agenda will be posted online and at the WVCC no later than February 14, 2018.

AGENDA: posted 7 a.m., February 8, 2018
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HRG4gzlGV-hcev-9o6As5qLU5DJVyVPhCUO7XMQWrV8/edit?usp=sharing

Wonder Valley Fundamental Plan

The first step toward having an official “community plan,” is the creation of a “fundamental plan.” According to the County, a community plan guides “...local expectations for County services and set a clear direction for the future of each unincorporated community.”

The Wonder Valley Fundamental Plan begins with YOU filling out the survey: https://tinyurl.com/wvplan

The Fundamental Plan relies on SWOT analysis. SWOT is Strengths/Weaknesses and Opportunities/Threats. Understanding these binaries will help you in filling out the form. They also look at values and aspirations, and focus statement, defined below.

From the survey:
Strengths and weaknesses are considered to be internal to the community, or things the community has control over.
Opportunities and threats are considered to be external to the community, or things that affect the community, but that they have little or no control over.

Many ideas can fall into multiple categories (for example, an existing park may be a strength, but maintenance of the park may be a weakness; a new park may be an opportunity). You may put topics in more than one category.

Values and aspirationsDuring the third exercise we are asking you to provide information on what you value about the community currently and what aspirations you have for the community in the future.

Values express what really matters in your community. For example, dark skies, close-knit community,or  local history.

Aspirations are a future state you would like to see in your community that supports the community's values. For example, a park, more community events,remain rural, improve the local economy, preserve the natural environment, etc.

Focus statements for the community. We ask you to provide input on the direction of the community, including changes you would like to see and aspects you want to remain the same.

When thinking about Focus ideas, think about the overall changes for the community to make. You'll be able to list 5.

At the end they ask about:

• Historical Information
• Community Amenities (For example, parks, trails, schools, etc.)
• Community Organizations
• Community Events

Please do try to fill out the survey. Don't worry about us being inundated with a plethora of County services. We’re still farther out than anyone wants to venture.