Engaging organizations with individuals of like minds to strengthen everyone’s efforts in preserving the unique qualities of Floyd County's history, heritage, and natural environment.
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If you or your organization shares the vision and mission of Floyd Action Network, join us under our umbrella. Together, we can build our strength and achieve so much more than we could if we attempted to achieve our goals by ourselves. Go to our Members page to see who has already joined FAN.
Floyd Action Network (FAN) believes Floyd County can present itself as a model of far-sighted, progressive land use planning that preserves and protects open space, farmland, natural beauty, critical environmental areas, urban neighborhoods, and cultural heritage.
There's a lot more to say about FAN beyond our vision and our mission. And most of it is on this page.
ABOUT OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The leadership of FAN, representing established grass roots organizations offers long experience in advocating public issues on behalf of the community, especially the history, practices, and processes used by state and local governments and agencies. Both experienced and new FAN activists demonstrate passion by consistent, persistent, commitment to pursue issues and advocate positions that we believe are in the best interest of Floyd County.
FAN successfully achieves its mission if:
Join Floyd Action Network today!
If you or your organization shares the vision and mission of Floyd Action Network, join us under our umbrella. Together, we can build our strength and achieve so much more than we could if we attempted to achieve our goals by ourselves. Go to our Members page to see who has already joined FAN.
Floyd Action Network (FAN) believes Floyd County can present itself as a model of far-sighted, progressive land use planning that preserves and protects open space, farmland, natural beauty, critical environmental areas, urban neighborhoods, and cultural heritage.
There's a lot more to say about FAN beyond our vision and our mission. And most of it is on this page.
ABOUT OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The leadership of FAN, representing established grass roots organizations offers long experience in advocating public issues on behalf of the community, especially the history, practices, and processes used by state and local governments and agencies. Both experienced and new FAN activists demonstrate passion by consistent, persistent, commitment to pursue issues and advocate positions that we believe are in the best interest of Floyd County.
FAN successfully achieves its mission if:
- The public interest in land use issues increases.
- The public overwhelmingly confirms preservation of Floyd County's rural character while the economy grows.
- FAN enjoys positive press coverage.
- The public demonstrates indignation toward the county when it inappropriately handles land use issues.
- Organizations with which FAN affiliates enjoys synergy.
- FAN influences on behalf of the best interest of Floyd County the use of zoning ordinances.
- FAN collaborates with the County's planning director when appropriate.
- Voters willingly study land use issues and qualifications of candidates for county officials.
- Voters demonstrate a trend toward voting for candidates whose issues have value to the voters rather than because of loyalty to individual candidates or their party.
- Voters prefer candidates who represent appropriate economic growth and sustainability of the County's natural resources and rural character.
- FAN ranks succession planning a high priority within the organization.
- FAN maintains a broad base of membership.
- FAN continuously fosters PASSION as opposed to apathy among its members and among the citizens of Floyd County.
- FAN can counter the inability of elected officials to attend to their duties caused by their part-time status.
- FAN can promote the necessity of officials communicating with their constituents and FAN members; thereby, creating "transparent information and process."
- FAN raises funds and secures grants and other funding to carry out its programs.
- A trend in specific descriptions and explanations of actions and processes among county officials and agencies.
- The media reports actions of the County's issues accurately and objectively.
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