We hope that many of you can attend this very timely presentation.
If you require assistance with car pooling, please let us know, and we'll send a call out to the ARRG membership.
The speaker is well aware of our situation in Alden, and will no doubt give us insight to our options.
Is your Town Anywhere, USA?
Do your unique characteristics set you apart from everywhere else?
We live in a land of vanishing beauty and shrinking open space. The special character of our towns, villages and landscapes has been disappearing at an alarming rate. We all have a special need for a “Sense of Place” - - that which makes our physical surroundings worth caring about and makes our communities different than others.
Although growth is both inevitable and desirable, progress does not demand or require degraded surroundings. Sound planning, that ensures that the character and uniqueness of our communities are preserved, is an issue that comes before us with each site plan review decision that is made. There are ways that these decisions, and the way that we view our communities, can be improved.
The New York Planning Federation, in association with Wendel Duchscherer, invite you to attend a video presentation to learn and evaluate how communities can grow without losing their identify. The presentation is narrated by Edward McMahon, a nationally renowned authority on sustainable development, land conservation and urban design. Mr. McMahon provides a thought provoking discussion of how to shape development goals to help achieve a vigorous economy, a healthy environment and a vibrant community.
Come and learn that it is never too late to protect community character – it can be improved one building or one project at a time. Successful communities are those that have chosen to plan for change, rather than accept unplanned development. Failing to plan simply means planning to fail. Do you want your community to look like Anytown, USA or are you up to the challenge of achieving better quality development? Discover that you can make a difference, gain valuable training experience and learn better ways to manage growth in your community.
When: Tuesday, February 6, 2007 – 7:00 PM
(video presentation to commence at 7:30PM)
Where: Clarence High School Auditorium
9625 Main Street at Gunnville Road
RSVP via email to: pazda@adelphia.net
RSVP by phone to: Wendy Salvati at (716) 688-0766
Do your unique characteristics set you apart from everywhere else?
We live in a land of vanishing beauty and shrinking open space. The special character of our towns, villages and landscapes has been disappearing at an alarming rate. We all have a special need for a “Sense of Place” - - that which makes our physical surroundings worth caring about and makes our communities different than others.
Although growth is both inevitable and desirable, progress does not demand or require degraded surroundings. Sound planning, that ensures that the character and uniqueness of our communities are preserved, is an issue that comes before us with each site plan review decision that is made. There are ways that these decisions, and the way that we view our communities, can be improved.
The New York Planning Federation, in association with Wendel Duchscherer, invite you to attend a video presentation to learn and evaluate how communities can grow without losing their identify. The presentation is narrated by Edward McMahon, a nationally renowned authority on sustainable development, land conservation and urban design. Mr. McMahon provides a thought provoking discussion of how to shape development goals to help achieve a vigorous economy, a healthy environment and a vibrant community.
Come and learn that it is never too late to protect community character – it can be improved one building or one project at a time. Successful communities are those that have chosen to plan for change, rather than accept unplanned development. Failing to plan simply means planning to fail. Do you want your community to look like Anytown, USA or are you up to the challenge of achieving better quality development? Discover that you can make a difference, gain valuable training experience and learn better ways to manage growth in your community.
When: Tuesday, February 6, 2007 – 7:00 PM
(video presentation to commence at 7:30PM)
Where: Clarence High School Auditorium
9625 Main Street at Gunnville Road
RSVP via email to: pazda@adelphia.net
RSVP by phone to: Wendy Salvati at (716) 688-0766
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