Max Moore Memorial Treehouse
Several years ago Plattsburgh’s pediatrician Dr. Heidi Moore had a brilliant idea, well actually it was a dream. She dreamt of building a treehouse with a special ramp for her then wheelchair-ridden 5 year-old Max – in the hopes that her son might come close to experiencing one of her favorite childhood passions – climbing trees. Max is no longer with us, but YOU can make the dream come true for others. Help raise funds to build the universally accessible Max Moore Memorial Treehouse on Plattsburgh’s new Saranac River Trail for...
read moreDestination Master Plan Panel on Mountain Lake Journal
Michele Powers with the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau; Bob Harvey, a consultant with egret communications who is helping to develop the master plan; Terry Meron, a local businessman; John Krueger, city historian; Tim Bresett, general manager of Ausable Chasm; and Shannon Rulfs with Rulfs Orchard in Peru, New York discuss the Destination Master Plan on Mountain Lake Journal Watch April 11, 2013 on PBS. See more from Mountain Lake...
read moreDestination Master Plan Community Forum
Join us for our next community forum! As part of Vision2Action’s quarterly community forums, the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau, a division of the North Country Chamber of Commerce, will revisit its Destination Master Plan, originally unveiled in December 2010. The Visitors Bureau will share successes in tourism and community development as it relates to history, agritourism and outdoor recreation. Community leaders, industry representatives and stakeholders will help showcase the progress along with the volunteers who are making it...
read moreVision2Action Progress Report
A great write up from the Press-Republican on the Vision2Action report card. January 28, 2013 Vision2Action issues progress report DAN HEATH Press-Republican PLATTSBURGH — Converting vision to action. That’s the idea behind Vision2Action, an outgrowth of the Partnership for Community Development’s Vision 2040 forums. Vison2Action members recently presented a progress report on ideas that arose during a series of four public forums on the importance of the arts, recreation, transportation and education to community growth and...
read moreWATCH: Vision2Action on Mountain Lake Journal
Jump to about 10:15 to see V2A panelists John Jablonski, Leigh Mundy, Colin Read, Bruce Carlin and Luke Cyphers talk with Thom Hallock of Mountain Lake PBS. Watch January 17, 2013 on PBS. See more from Mountain Lake...
read moreVision2Action Report Card to be Unveiled Jan. 24 at the Strand Theater
Announcing it’s time to assess the progress that has been made during the past year, the Partnership for Community Development (PCD) will present its annual Vision2Action Report Card Thursday, Jan. 24, 6 p.m. at the Strand Theater, 29 Brinkerhoff Street, Plattsburgh. The PCD has a big task ahead of it. Vision2Action, an offshoot of an earlier series of forums called Vision2040, was created by the PCD to put in place the mechanisms and institutions that the community needs to become sustainable during the next three decades. During the...
read moreVision2Action in Strictly Business Magazine
Vision2Action By Amy Kretser The North Country is a fantastic place to live. The cities and towns that define the region still have a small town feel. Cars still stop to let the elderly cross the street. If the wrong mail gets delivered to a box, it generally gets walked across the street. People have access to a lake that offers world-class sailing and water recreation. The mountains of the Adirondack Park present four seasons of sports, hiking and thousands of acres of pristine wilderness. The schools are staffed with hard working, talented...
read moreMountain Lake Journal Special – Vision2Action Live Call-in on Education
Watch October 25, 2012 on PBS. See more from Mountain Lake...
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Education discussion
Press-Republican TO THE EDITOR: This letter aims to increase awareness of important conversations and events happening in our community. Maybe you heard about Vision2040, Vision2Action or the Partnership for Community Development. All have one goal in common: to attract 3,000 new families to our region by 2040. A number of volunteers in the community are already actively engaged in specific areas of interest, and there is ample room for more. Our community is our responsibility; I’m encouraging participation in these important...
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