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Resilient Communities Initiative Overview 1 Collaborate Change Convene 2 Sustained Legacy of Commitment to Greater Racine 3 How best can we now contribute to a stronger, better future for our neighborhood of communities? 4 Research +


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Resilient Communities Initiative Overview

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Convene Collaborate Change

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Sustained Legacy of Commitment to Greater Racine

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How best can we now contribute to a stronger, better future for our neighborhood of communities?

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Research + Experts + Facts

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City of Racine stands out among neighboring communities:

Disturbing Trends in Key Indicators Analysis

Lower

  • Population growth
  • Job growth
  • Property sales/values
  • Household income
  • College graduation rates

Higher

  • Unemployment
  • Poverty rate
  • Crime rate
  • Public safety costs
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“These realities place a considerable burden on Racine’s municipal government and taxpayers, thus contributing to an unhealthy cycle that affects not only the city, but ultimately the Greater Racine region as a whole.”

– Rob Henken, President, Public Policy Forum

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  • Flexible, adaptable
  • Able to weather every storm
  • Continually evolving and thriving

Resilient Communities are…

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Bold, committed leaders who embrace change Multi- dimensional cross-border collaboration Act with urgency

Three Key Drivers Behind Resilient Communities

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June 2017 Community Outreach

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The Public Voice

Nine out of ten told us that they believe...

  • Achieving resilience is extremely/very

important for our communities

  • Local governmental collaboration is

essential to achieving resilience

  • Local governmental collaboration could

reverse negative social/economic trends

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What’s Happening Now:

  • Resilient Communities Road Show
  • Gatherings with Local Leaders
  • Comprehensive Fiscal Study/Analysis –

Public Policy Forum

  • Phase 2 Resilient Communities

Briefings

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