Anaconda, Montana

Horizons Community & Coaching Narrative and Report

Please describe the structural or organizational changes that have ro will be manifest in your community as a result of Horizons.

Building effective partnership to implement:  Expand educational opportunities in Anaconda, will yield development of trades and Vo Tech education and ‘Community College concept. 2.       Build and involve new leaders for all Action Teams and county will result in greater participation and success with Action Plan now and into the future. 3.      Expanding current Visioning Steering Committee to include Horizons Steering Committee will ensure organizational success as current Vision Project has been active for 13 years. 4.      Establishment of a Community Foundation can help fund projects into the future. 5.      City-County leadership and involvement of current, emerging and new leaders will ensure successful implementation of Action Plans. 

List the 5 Strategic Actions the community will be addressing as a result of the Horizons Vision.

1.              Expand Educational Opportunities for technical and trade skills training 2.       Expand cleanup opportunities:  Expand cleanup week in May 2008 and expand community involvement in Superfund cleanup. 3.       Enhance/expand after school activities for youth. 4.              Continue to develop the Anaconda Community Foundation/Horizon led          project after the Study Circles. 5.              Build volunteer coordination – get organizations/county to work together       and consolidate, track, manage volunteers via a Volunteer Center          6.              Create higher paying jobs with benefits will be done with ALDC and CBM project. 7.              All actions above are based on Vision Survey and input, fall 2007, and include actions our partners are taking a lead on: Community Intervention will lead youth chemical/drug & safety issues; Community Hospital is leading Healthcare access concerns; Anaconda Local Development Corp, Community Business Matching Anaconda Team, Community Business Matching Regional Team will address expanding livable wage jobs with benefits issues, etc.

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HORIZONS CLEAN –UP PLANNING TEAM Report

December 2007

Votes from the Blog Question of the Week:  Which type of cleanup did they want the Horizons Team to focus:

Blog Vote:

            Superfund Clean-up 75%

            (Clean-up to average 250 ppm in community (EPA/ARCO), not at each site…)

            Town Clean-up/Entrance clean-up 25%

Karen Solberg report from Tri_County area:

Our county receives over 100 complaints each year on junk/weeds/clean-up.

In the other 2 counties, (Granite/Powell) they receive maybe one or two complaints each year, even though all counties have weeds/junk/cleanup issues.

2007 Clean –up week in May:

45 individuals requested pick-ups of white goods (large appliances, furniture, etc)

Local landfill was open 3-5 Wed. – Friday and Saturday morning.

Gas cards were offered to individuals taking loads to Butte/Rocker landfill

Adopt-a-lot: volunteers and organizations adopted over 20 different areas.

Changes for 2008  

Karen will call first meeting Feb. 2008 ( need to start earlier to expand efforts and include all who are interested in helping) 

 Saturday hours = “All Day Open” at our class III landfill, as the ½ day was not enough                                Keep Wed. – Fri.   3-5 pm open 

Keep ‘gas cards’ to those Anaconda licenses who take loads to Butte/Rocker landfill – class I  (collect name & address next year for additional drawings) 

Ask ‘Grumpy Old Men’ group & others to help monitor at our landfill 

Use paid employees to unload, due to liability 

Keep pick up by County – 45 pick-ups in 2007/white goods/furniture