Sisters Country Vision has new website

Visitors to Sisters Country Vision, http://www.sistersvision.org, will now find an independent, redesigned website showcasing the Vision, its history, reports, news, and more.

The website was developed by Citizens4Community (C4C) with support from the Vision Implementation Team (VIT) - a group of local agency representatives, organizational leaders, and community volunteers. The website offers more details about the VIT, its membership, and opportunities for community members to share their ideas and feedback with local leaders.

"The Vision is an excellent roadmap to guide long-term community planning," said Assistant City Manager and VIT member Kerry Prosser. "But with so much recent growth in Sisters Country, we felt that a website refresh would help both new and old community members better understand the Vision and its relevance to local life."

"There are lots of folks in our community who have never heard of the Sisters Country Vision, or visioning processes in general," added C4C Executive Director Kellen Klein. "The new Vision website aims to more clearly and transparently explain what it's about, while giving residents of Sisters Country a new way to share their input with local leaders."

The "What's YOUR Vision?" button on the Vision website leads visitors to a form where they can submit community planning concerns, ideas, and feedback. Submissions will be shared with all VIT members at their bi-monthly meetings.

Website visitors can view all Vision planning documents and annual reports, and learn more about the community engagement process that led to the development of the Vision in 2018.

The VIT added several new members to its roster in an effort to expand community involvement and ensure inclusion of key local stakeholders. Members meet every other month to share updates, review Vision focus areas, and explore opportunities for collaboration to address local challenges and priorities.

New Vision members include Chad Davis, lieutenant for the Sisters branch of Deschutes County Sheriff's Office; Zoe Schumacher, supervisor at Sisters Library; Chief Tony Prior, replacing retired Chief Roger Johnson as the representative from Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District; and three new at-large community members: Spencer Hamiga, owner of Sisters Bakery; Hannah Joseph, programs director at Seed to Table; and Molly Schultz, family-community engagement coordinator for Black Butte School.

"This is an incredible group of individuals and organizations, all deeply committed to working together for the future of Sisters Country," said VIT member Curt Scholl, superintendent of Sisters School District. "With new members and a new website, we're looking forward to expanding our engagement with the community and making progress toward the Vision's bold goals."