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Local News - March 2003 |
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Listen to ELBA March 21, 2003 - Eastern Lincoln County needs all the help it can get to accomplish order out of chaos during a time of unprecedented growth. Thank goodness for the East Lincoln Betterment Association, an organization of citizen leaders that has monitored growth problems in the area for the past 27 years. ELBA recently revamped its strategic goals in a series of planning sessions and is writing a new road map for the future. The organization hopes to have more influence over county government, set aside areas for recreation and improve the aesthetic look and feel of the region. Who can argue with that? ELBA serves as something of a citizens’ oversight group for a population that has no established government other than the Lincoln County Commissioners. These citizens often express the view that eastern Lincoln County interests are not always represented at commissioner meetings. In a way, the group is a voice of east Lincoln, though it doesn’t always take positions that reflect the popular view in this very diverse area of the county. Their recent efforts are not based on individual whims or partisan politics. The group actually conducted telephone surveys to determine what goals should be accomplished. ELBA co-president Greg Coffey said people were asked about their own vision for the area and to ouline important areas of concern. ELBA plans to use this information to develop new objectives for the region. ELBA probably doesn’t have the money or staff to carry out many of these goals, and that’s where the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners come into the picture. ELBA has accomplished some important planning (without tax money) which Lincoln County probably should be doing on its own. To its credit, Lincoln County has developed planning and zoning strategies for eastern Lincoln County, but it has not delved near as deeply as ELBA into long-range goals. It will be awhile before we know exactly what ELBA’s grand plan is all about, but it is highly probable this group will be on the right track. We hope commissioners keep an open ear to a very dedicated and caring organization.
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