Lonoke 2022 Launches with Fall Public Meeting

 

On October 23, 2017 68 citizens gathered at Lonoke First United Methodist Church to launch Phase 2 of our work together as a community!  Led by a team of volunteer leaders, ‘LONOKE 2022’ is an independent initiative to IMPLEMENT the work of Lonoke’s Strategic Plan. Did you miss it?  We have VIDEO of the event archived on Facebook at the link below!  WATCH to learn more about how you can get involved.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE ARCHIVE VIDEO OF THE OCTOBER 23 LAUNCH EVENT!

The next quarterly public meeting will take place on Monday evening, January 29 at 6:30 pm at the Lonoke High School cafeteria in Gina Cox Center. Meanwhile, the work of IMPLEMENTATION takes place in the SIX Action Teams that meet regularly to carry out the individual goals of the plan. Click HERE to visit our website for the FULL CALENDAR!

 

A SPECIAL THANKS to Pastor Aubrietta Jones and Mrs. Alice Bridges of Lonoke First United Methodist Church for hosting the community last month, along with Beth Mooney and the church volunteers who set up the fellowship hall and made arrangements for the crowd! Additional Thanks to Jason Dorsey and members of the Lonoke Chamber of Commerce Community Marketing Committee for providing video of the event for our archive! Our work together will continue to make a powerful difference for our small community because it is driven by citizens who are concerned and care enough to listen to others and support their work.

With Ideas in Place, Lonoke Citizens Begin Implementing Plan

In May 2017, volunteers and leaders in Lonoke, along with Governor Asa Hutchinson, unveiled a five-year Strategic Action Plan for creating a more visible, attractive, and connected community.

This citizen-led initiative called “Kick Start Lonoke” concluded the idea-generation phase of the community’s work.

In October 2017, the work of implementing the plan will formally launch as “Lonoke 2022,” a nod to the five-year window of time associated with the plan’s timeline and the 150th anniversary of the town’s founding.

“Citizens from every neighborhood in Lonoke have been excited about getting to work and putting this plan into action,” says Ryan Biles, one of the several volunteers who have assembled to form the Lonoke 150 Executive Committee, a group of leaders guiding the process of implementing the Strategic Action Plan.  “Everyone has been asking ‘What’s next?’ and we are excited to launch ‘Lonoke 2022’ as our next step forward together,” Biles explains.

The first Lonoke 2022 public forum will be held on Monday evening, October 23, at 6:30.  Lonoke First United Methodist Church will host the community in the fellowship hall in a town-hall style forum that will explain the next steps ahead for the implementation process, and give the citizens of Lonoke an opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback.

The program will conclude with progress updates from Action Team leaders and a question and answer session with the members of the Lonoke 150 Executive Committee.  The website Lonoke2022.wordpress.com has been set up to outline the process and work ahead, and to provide citizens of Lonoke the opportunity to join Action Teams and communicate with the Lonoke 150 Executive Committee.