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Public input process has concluded
Public input process has concluded
The Vision Worthington committee is sharing an overarching vision, seven vision statements, and supporting principles that encapsulate what they have heard from the community about what Worthington should look like over the next 10-15 years.
The Visioning Committee submitted its final report and supporting documents to City Council in December 2020. Committee representatives will attend the January 4, 2021 City Council meeting to discuss the report and answer questions from Council members in advance of the City Council retreat scheduled for January 9, 2021. The Vision Report and possible next steps are expected to be on the agenda for discussion at the retreat.
See complete details about the Community Visioning Process here
The Visioning Committee has heard from many of you and now we need your help refining the vision for the future of Worthington. We have crafted draft vision statements and draft principles based on input from the residents and community members. All residents received a copy of this document and we have received feedback from the community. We would like to review the feedback with you to finalize the vision statements and principles during an on-line Charrette to be held on Thursday, October 1st from 7-9 pm. Please sign up for a virtual seat and we will email you with the Microsoft Teams information to join the meeting. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
A Charrette is a collaborative planning process that harnesses the talents and energies of stakeholders to work on consensus to map solutions. For specific questions, please contact Joe Sherman, Vision Worthington Chair, at joe.sherman@worthington.org.
Bring Your Unique Perspective to Vision Worthington
***UPDATE 06/11/2020 - NEW FOCUS GROUPS ADDED FOR JUNE 30 AND JULY 2***
You see Worthington through a unique lens, and we’d like you to share your perspective with us. Vision Worthington will be hosting focus groups from June 16 through July 2 designed to hear from four large segments of our community: residents born in 1964 and before, residents born in 1965 and after, business owners and community/civic group members. Please note that we have added two additional focus groups for Generations (#5 and #6) to accommodate additional sign ups.
We’ll be focus on gaining your feedback on traditional planning topics like land use, transportation, infrastructure, environment, economic development, housing, governance and intra-community coordination. What is your vision for each of these? What are the priorities? What are the challenges?
Comments will be recorded by the Visioning Committee and utilized in the visioning process.
Please follow this link to register for one session to hold your virtual seat at the event. Space is limited. Please pick a session that best represents you. After signing-up for a date and time, you’ll receive a link to the online meeting prior to the session. No computer applications or downloads are required. We will be utilizing Microsoft Teams to connect virtually for the discussion.
Event |
Date/Time |
Focus Group |
Focus Group #1 |
Tuesday, June 16 from 7 pm - 9 pm |
Generations- Residents born in 1965 and after |
Focus Group #2 |
Friday, June 19 from 10 am - Noon |
Generations- Residents born in 1964 and before |
Focus Group #3 |
Monday, June 22 from 7 pm – 9 pm |
Worthington Business Owners |
Focus Group #4 |
Friday, June 26 from 10 am - Noon |
Members of Civic Groups, Non-Profits, Community Organizations |
Focus Group #5 |
Tuesday, June 30 from 7 pm- 9 pm |
Generations- Residents born in 1965 and after |
Focus Group #6 |
Thursday, July 2 from 7 pm- 9 pm |
Generations- Residents born in 1964 and before |
The Visioning Committee’s goal is to develop a well-articulated vision of Worthington’s future that residents endorse. Please take the opportunity to be a part of this ambitious and exciting endeavor. You can help shape the future of Worthington for future generations. Engage today and learn what we’ve been hearing by visiting our website at VisionWorthington.org. Questions about our on-line public participation or upcoming activities can be submitted by email to visioning@worthington.org.
The Visioning Committee invites you to share your dreams and aspirations for Worthington’s future at its first online event for public input. The Visioning Workshop is scheduled for several sessions at the end of May and beginning of June to offer convenient time and day options for you to connect remotely from home. A SOAR (Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, Results) Analysis will be conducted to identify Worthington’s key strengths and opportunities and how those relate to our aspirations and desired results. This strategic visioning tool encourages listening to all different perspectives, looking at both the present and future to help our community move forward.
There will be four opportunities for you to participate in the SOAR Workshop:
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday, May 29, 2020 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 - 7:00 pm - 9:00pm
Thursday, June 4, 2020 - 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Please CLICK HERE to Register!
Due to the coronavirus pandemic emergency and social distancing orders, the Worthington Visioning Committee will begin holding virtual meetings starting on Tuesday, April 14 at 6:00 PM.
If you are interested in observing the Visioning Committee’s meetings, you can join online via Microsoft Teams which allows you to both see and hear other people in the meeting. Please click this LINK to join the meeting. If you do not already have the app, clicking this link will open your browser and you will then have the option to either download the app or continue through your web browser. Lastly, you will be asked to allow the browser or app to use your microphone and camera and to enter your name (please do this so we can tell on our list of participants who is who).
You may also join the meeting by calling 1-567-249-0063 and entering the conference ID number 289-743-008-#.
If you would like to submit your comments, please email them in advance of the meeting to robyn.stewart@worthington.org
Like most people and organizations, in our community and across the world, the Vision Worthington community visioning process has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The Worthington Visioning Workshop originally scheduled for March 30, 2020 has been postponed and face-to-face outreach is on hold. We will post a new Workshop date and project timeline when it is available.
In light of the inability to conduct in-person visioning activities, please be on the lookout for more opportunities to continue the conversation virtually here at VisionWorthington.org. The Visioning Committee is hard at work creating new tools and questions for you to engage with and join the conversation about the desired future for the community. While you and your family are spending your days inside your home, we invite you to think beyond this crisis and dream big, share your stories, interact virtually with your neighbors, and look ahead to the days where we can all come together again with a common love for our community.
Please visit this page to get additional updates as we move through this situation together. For information and resources related to the COVID-19 pandemic, visit Worthington.org/coronavirus(External link).
The Worthington Visioning Committee has launched an interactive, online website to engage the community in a year-long visioning process that will result in a resident-driven and community-endorsed Vision for the future of Worthington.
The site is located at: www.visionworthington.org
Tools and information include:
Residents will be prompted to register on the site to participate in most interactive tools. This will ensure each Worthington resident has an equal voice online. It will also allow us to send information directly to those who request it, and allow us to filter feedback by select demographics as needed. Residents can participate through an anonymous username once registered.
"The visioning process is a learning experience for the community where residents can identify distinct attributes to celebrate and specific challenges to solve together," commented Joe Sherman, Vision Worthington chair. "This community engagement platform will be an important component of this process, so we encourage residents to regularly visit and participate at the site."
In addition to the online community engagements site, several community events will also be held through 2020 to gain resident input and perspectives. These events will be promoted on the engagement site as well as through City of Worthington news and social media channels.
Visioning will help residents collectively describe a future Worthington where people want to live, work, visit and invest. The resulting Vision will be a well-grounded, written articulation of the community's aspirations that community leaders will use for strategic planning and long-term decision making.
Worthington is a special community made up of passionate and informed residents who want the best for their families, neighborhoods and community, and we want to hear your insights.
This process begins and ends with each of you. We look forward to your input via the website, at various city functions and at our twice-monthly meetings as we work together to shape and define a collective vision for our great city -- where tradition meets the future.
-Joe Sherman, Chair