Deadline nears for strategic planning committee

HOPE – The application period for the Hempstead County strategic plan committee will conclude midnight Monday, April 29, 2019. To make the process as open and accessible to everyone in Hempstead County as possible, applications can be filled out online at hempstead.youraedi.com, or picked up at the following locations around the county:
Hope City Hall                                                             Hempstead County Economic Development
Hope Chamber of Commerce                                     Hempstead County Courthouse
Blevins School Administration Office                        Sunny’s Food Mart, Fulton
Grill 355, Springhill                                                     McCaskill Community Center
Old Washington State Park Post Office
Applicants will be notified by Friday, May 3 to which committee they are assigned. Committee members will be responsible for creating a 5-year strategic plan for Hempstead County through critical assessments of assets and issues, research and development of action plans.  For the process and plan to be successful, it is essential that citizens from all walks of life, age, race and interests participate in the process.

Jim Youngquist, Executive Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Institute says “AEDI is committed to creating an inclusive community effort that will address how to make Hempstead County more competitive and a better place to live, work and play. The goal is to create implementable strategies that will not become just another plan sitting on a shelf.”