They take a hands-on approach in Lenexa.
Called Vision 2040, dozens of volunteers are canvassing neighborhoods, going to parades and other events, asking citizens what they want Lenexa to look like 20 years from now.
“We need some more microbreweries, restaurant-type things to draw more crowds here maybe for the evening hours,” Lenexa resident Beverly Silvers said.
“Schools for the new subdivisions that are moving out west,” Tom VanCompernolle suggested.
“Local shops that are locally owned. I`d love to see that out in Lenexa,” Mackenzie Kautzi said.
The ultimate goal is to turn this into a plan, a long-range vision. Lenexa was one of the first cities in the metro to undergo a visioning process with its citizens. Back in the late 1990s, they created Project 2020 and asked citizens to imagine what Lenexa might look like in the future.
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