The success of any visioning process relies on wide and diverse public participation of community residents and others interested in the future of Sumter County in the analysis and definition of strategies for the future of the county. This is a county-wide visioning process and is open to anyone with an interest in the future of the county.

Recognizing this need, the County has established formal citizen participation opportunities targeted to cover a geographical and cross-sectional spectrum of the community. These opportunities are the Online Survey and the Community Visioning Sessions.

As a county resident or person with an interest in the future of Sumter County, you are encouraged to make use of these opportunities to have your ideas integrated into the Countywide Vision Plan.

ONLINE SURVEY

The online survey is a tool that allows people who are unable to participate in the Community Visioning Sessions to provide their input into the process. The survey is designed to gather your thoughts about important issues in your community such as:

• Demographics;
• Preserving, creating and changing Sumter;
• Natural environment and parks;
• Development patterns and growth;
• Community character;
• Infrastructure (roadways, utilities, etc..)
• Affordable/workforce housing;
• Economy; and
• Community services.

Please complete each question of the survey. Only surveys with each question answered will be counted. The survey takes approximately 15-20 minutes to complete.

We appreciate your time and commitment to make Sumter County a better place to live, work and play. To access and complete the Online Survey, please click here.

COMMUNITY VISIONING SESSIONS

Community Visioning Sessions are public forums designed to gather ideas from a variety of stakeholders in the community to make Sumter County a better place to live, work and play in the future.

Sessions will be facilitated using a variety of individual and group exercises that will provide the necessary input to draw a future vision for the County. Results for each session will be shared with participants during the session through the use of an electronic audience response system.

The Community Visioning Sessions were completed. If you would like to see the preliminary results of the Community Visioning Sessions please go to the documents and media sections of the Web page.

COMMENTS TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT

If you have any questions or would like to submit additional comments for this visioning process please contact Brad Cornelius, Planning Manager.