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FOSTERING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY <br />Work Group Mission <br />Task: To develop a vision and action plan (with specific goals, objectives, actions, and <br />measures) for the kind of social community that Lexington should be in 2020. <br />Key Questions: <br />o What kind of town does Lexington want to be in 2020? Is the "small town feel" real? <br />Is it valued by all? <br />o What population growth and other factors will impact the feel of the town? How <br />should they be incorporated into the 2020 vision? <br />o How can citizen -to -citizen interaction be encouraged and supported? <br />o How can we emphasize and maintain the unique and historic character of Lexington? <br />o How do we nurture understanding among diverse economic, ethnic and generational <br />groups? <br />Discussion Questions <br />• What kinds of diversity do we want in our town? <br />• Is reducing economic homogenization a goal? Is it a realistic goal? <br />• What can we do to promote a sense of community as diversity increases? <br />• What social problems will arise given more or less economic diversity, and what <br />support services will be needed? <br />• What aspects of the "small town feel" are most important? For example <br />• residents know the shopkeepers personally; <br />• kids play together up and down the block; <br />• there is a single, identifiable town center; <br />• varied community and public events (band concerts, street fairs, etc.) are popular; <br />• children attend neighborhood schools; <br />• commercial buildings are low -scale; <br />• citizens recognize why there are disagreements over public issues and <br />communicate with each other about them. <br />• What obligations does living in a privileged town like Lexington create? <br />• What communication vehicles will be needed to encourage knowledge of community <br />issues? <br />