The recently launched community visioning process - “Vision Romulus - Our Community, Our Future” - will conclude Sept. 12.
Officials said that participation in the survey has been extensive and that there is still time to complete the survey at https://lab2.future-iq.com/vision-romulus/. Printed copies are available at Romulus City Hall and can be completed at home and returned before the deadline. The survey, however, was only the first of many opportunities for community input, according to city officials.
The next step in the visioning process is the “Think-Tank” workshop, one of the key engagement events for the overall visioning process. This scenario-planning workshop will take place from 5:30 until 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21 and Thursday, Sept. 22 at the Romulus Senior Center, 36525 Bibbins St. in Romulus. Refreshments and registration will take place between 5 and 5:30 p.m.
Community members are asked to register to participate in the Think-Tank. Registration is available at: https://lab2.future-iq.com/vision-romulus/ or with the mayor's office at (734) 942-7571. The deadline to register is Monday, Sept.19. It is preferable for community members to attend both sessions as the first session informs the second session, organizers said.
“This visioning process provides an opportunity for us to hear directly from community members and help create a shared vision for our future looking out to 2030,” said Romulus Mayor Robert A. McCraight. “Vision Romulus - Our Community, Our Future aims to give residents of all ages a collective voice in shaping the future of Romulus. We hope everyone will participate in this very important Think-Tank.”
The Think-Tank process will help define a broad vision, values, goals and potential directions for Romulus looking out to 2030. It is a highly participatory process that will produce a preferred future scenario for Romulus, validated by the Think-Tank participants, officials said.
“The input from the Romulus community has been fantastic to date with so many thoughtful responses to the community survey. This in-person Think-Tank is the next step in the process, where we will be asking community members to work together to formulate four plausible future scenarios for Romulus,” said David Beurle, CEO of Future iQ and lead facilitator for the process. He noted that, “Future iQ has used scenario-planning via Think-Tanks across the U.S. and in Europe and Australia for well over a decade.”
The Think-Tank workshop will be followed by another extensive survey and focus group sessions in November. The Romulus Community Vision Plan will be presented in January 2023.
Read more about the project, sign up for information and learn about the extensive community engagement events coming up at the Vision Romulus - Our Community, Our Future website at https://lab2.future-iq.com/vision-romulus/
