Keith County Community Vision Planning 

Recently, our community has been gathering input and sharing ideas among stakeholders. During this process, three key themes have emerged as priorities here in Keith County: early childhood development, housing development, and first impressions / curb appeal. 

As a next step, we want to dive in a bit more to each of these topics and create a collective vision for forward progress. Your expertise, outlook, and ongoing commitment are valued during this process! 

By participating in a Focus Discussion, you will have the opportunity to:

1. Learn why each theme is important for our community and about efforts that are currently underway.
2. Share your experience and insight with other community influencers to help prioritize projects.
3. Engage in our community's success as we work collaboratively towards our collective vision.

We would truly love to have you involved in this process! 

Warmly,
Keith County Area Development and
Keith County Foundation Fund

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Thematic Conversations 

Early Childhood Development

Housing Development

First Impressions / Curb Appeal

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• Early Childhood
• Housing
• First Impressions

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Early Childhood Development - Community Vision Planning - Session I

September 22, 2020

• ​Recap Email
• Chat Transcript
• Community Assets

Early Childhood Development - Community Vision Planning - Session II

October 13, 2020

• Slides​​
• Chat Transcript 

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Related Information:

• ​My Nebraska Story: Ogallala (YouTube Video)
• My Nebraska Story: Statewide Campaign (YouTube Video)
• ​Keith County Communities for Kids (C4K) (Facebook Page)
• Nebraska Childcare Referral Network

Other Community Examples:

• Red Cloud Community Fund (Vimeo Video)
• Boone Beginnings - Albion
• Gothenburg Early Childhood Learning Coalition

​Housing Development - Community Vision Planning - Session I

October 14, 2020

• Slides
• ​Chat Transcript

Housing Development - Community Vision Planning - Session II

October 27, 2020

• ​​​Chat Transcript
• Recap: Goals Identified

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Related information:

• Nebraska Rural Workforce Housing Fund 
• Keith County Housing Study (2017)

Keith County Housing Study (November 2017)

First Impressions / Curb Appeal - Community Vision Planning - Session I

October 16, 2020

• ​Slides - Jennifer McKeone
• Slides - Mary Wilson​
• ​Chat Transcript

First Impressions / Curb Appeal - Community Vision Planning - Session II

October 28, 2020

• ​Chat Transcript
• Recap Slides

First Impressions / Curb Appeal - Community Vision Planning - Session III

February 18, 2021

• Chat Transcript​
• Discussion Notes

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Related Information:

• ​Keith County Historical Society: Educational History Museum Survey
• First Impression Project 2017 - Cozad/Ogallala - Mary Wilson

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Other Community Examples:

• Quality Growth Fund at 20: Preserving North Platte's past through façade program, bricks beautification
• Our Town Cozad: Dynamic Downtown

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Learn more about Keith County's Community Visioning Process:

2020 Innovative Minds Event Summary

Keith County Data Snapshot

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Brought to you in partnership by Keith County Area Development and Keith County Foundation Fund, with support and facilitation from the Nebraska Community Foundation and Nebraska Public Power District.