For new Derby resident Lavonda Norrod, spending time visiting about what the city’s future could be was an occasion well spent.
“It was very interesting,” she said after viewing display boards and talking with city and planning officials at the first Vision Derby 2040 gathering, which was held on May 21 at The Venue. “A city this size needs to focus that far in advance.”
Norrod, who moved to Derby in October after living for 39 years in Rose Hill, said she’s pleased with the city and its resources. “One of the reasons I moved here is that you have everything you need,” said the civil service retiree. “I’m pretty happy so far.”
Of course, there’s always room for improvement. Things change, and needs and wants shift – and that’s one of the many reasons why it’s necessary to put down what the future could and should be. That’s what planners such as Marty Shukert, principal with the Omaha-based firm of RDG Planning and Design, stress.
“One of our jobs is to take ideas and recommendations and pull them together in a unified vision,” he said. There are common themes that can be connected.”
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