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We Love Glenview
Public Participation
To kick off the engagement process , the Village established a project-wide brand and theme . The theme built on all the reasons residents call Glenview home and was captured in the concept of why “ We Love Glenview .” Along with this theme , a project logo and video was developed to support the project .
comprehensive plan update . The video discusses the significance of public involvement and how community members can help solve challenges facing Glenview today to effectively manage change for generations to come . “ We Love Glenview ” set the tone for the public input process and can be viewed on the Glenview Looking Forward Website : www . glenviewlookingforward . com or on YouTube .
One of the most critical elements of a Comprehensive Plan is community engagement . To guide community engagement , the Committee developed a Public Participation Plan , which described a broad process to be followed by the Committee in order to generate ideas from the community and incorporate these ideas into the final Comprehensive Plan .
Public Outreach Components
uu Oversight Committee
uu Public Engagement Video
uu Community Charrettes
uu Flyers
uu Focus Group Interviews
uu Public Workshops
uu Community Planning Month
uu Social Media
The video , “ We Love Glenview ,” describes the purpose of a
A complete copy of the Public Participation Plan is provided in the Appendix of the Comprehensive Plan .
uu Project Website
uu eBlasts
uu Informational Brochures
uu Legislative Hearings
uu Media Outreach
uu Public Hearings
uu Project Branding
The purpose of the Public Participation Plan is to involve and capture all segments of the population in order to enable continuous communication with the Comprehensive Plan Committee among the various interested parties throughout the planning process .
Utilizing various outreach tools , the overarching goal of the Public Participation Plan was to obtain community input and an understanding of the community ’ s objectives . The public was engaged through several methods including community workshops , open house meetings , and committee meetings . Key outreach components of the Public Participation Plan included the items listed in the table above .
The outreach process was geared toward generating active participants . To accomplish this , the project team developed a thorough understanding of the Village ’ s conditions through researching and documenting existing and past plans as well as developing a comprehensive GIS database . This baseline knowledge was used to help educate the Committee and residents .
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