Driving Tour Stakeholder Meeting at Serenbe Farms

The Driving Tour Stakeholder Meeting took place on Friday, December 14, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Serenbe Farms. The goal of the meeting was to begin to engage with community members, local businesses, schools, agencies and institutions along the River and to hear individual concerns, issues, and opportunities for connectivity. The meeting was one of three invited stakeholder meetings held during the 100-Mile Windshield Driving Tour that kicked off the research phase of the Study. At the meeting, the attendees broke into two groups to 1) talk through priority issues, recommended research, and precedents and 2) locate greenway aspirations, obstacles, and assets for the themes of ecology, history and culture, and connections and access. See notes below:

MEETING AGENDA

Meet and Greet
Design Team Presentation
Break-out sessions
- Group Discussion – Qualitative Assessment of priority issues, stakeholder involvement, recommended research, precedents and site visits
- Mapping Exercise with Model – locating greenway aspirations, obstacles and assets for themes of ecology, History & culture, and connections & Access
Report Back
Next Steps

SUMMARY OF IDENTIFIED ASPIRATIONS

More public access (cognizant of private lands)
Conservation
Implement Chattahoochee Hill Country PATH plan
Connect to regional recreational opportunities
Enhance access/visibility of cultural legacy (Native American, African American, agricultural, political history, urban morphology)
Set stage for responsible growth strategies
Public Transportation access to Industrial District
Access to Airport