03Oct 2017 by Jeanette Clark No Comments

Denham Strong completing survey for Boys & Girls Club in The Livingston Parish News

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https://www.livingstonparishnews.com/news/denham-strong-completing-survey-for-boys-girls-club/article_f2c6c07c-a561-11e7-99c2-cb9d85c15424.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share By Kevin Fambrough Livingston Parish News Sep 30, 2017 Talking after a meeting Thursday, Sept. 28, about the work needed to bring a Boys & Girls Club to Denham Springs were, from left, Ken Acord, Mary Stringfellow, of the Girl Souts; Jeanette Clark, city community recovery coordinator; and Amber Dugas, owner of Taste of Louisiana Café. Kevin Fambrough | News Jeanette Clark, community recovery coordinator for Denham Springs, explains the Boys & Girls Club of America assessment that has to be filled out as part of the process of starting a club in the city. Kevin Fambrough | News DENHAM SPRINGS – Information about the Denham Springs area, its youth and their needs, is being collected in an effort to establish a Boys & Girls Club in the city.…
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25Jul 2017 by Jeanette Clark No Comments

Leadership Team 7/24/2017

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Steering Committee Meeting 7/24/17 Wallis Watkins (From WKRF News) recorded the meeting for local radio Denham Strong will be at the Junior High Sat Aug12th from 9-12 for the final meeting. Still managing the logistics Open-house style format Signing up community members for specific projects in this week’s sub-groups Possible Aug 2,4,7 Daryl will workshop “facilitator training” Projects have been identified by the community, but need more detail. Sub-Groups members will complete the Project Development Guide for each project. This is not a final report, but will be helpful in providing grants and other funding, describing the project, and why it’s important to the community. The background, benefits of the program, and importance to recovery. Not always directly flood-related. We’re asking the committee members to fill these out for their…
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21Jul 2017 by admin No Comments

Leadership Meeting Minutes from 7/17

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Our leadership team met at Noon on 7/17/17 to discuss the results and responses from the second community meeting. Here are the notes from that meeting. Denham Strong Leadership Team Meeting Notes 7/17/17; 12:00 to 1:00 pm Big Mike’s Bar and Grill The Denham Strong Leadership team met for their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday July 17, 2017. During the meeting outcomes from the second community meeting on July 13, 2017 were discussed as well as some next-steps for moving forward. General Thoughts on the July 13 Community Meeting No general complains, mixed feelings on the trolley (is it a bus, electronic car, etc.). Hop-on, hop-off as opposed to a scheduled route is preferred. The Shop Local campaign, everyone loved – but it was about marketing. They don’t know who…
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19Jul 2017 by admin 1 Comment

Results from Second Community Meeting

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The second meeting for Denham Springs was held on July 13th at the Junior High School from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. The purpose was to narrow down the community’s input from the Community Visioning Meeting held in June and develop projects to implement the community vision. 266 participants review proposed projects and cast their vote with dots on that project boards and a project ballot. Severe thunderstorms at the beginning of the event may have resulted in lower community attendance. Community members reviewed the vision and goals, discussed potential projects, and cast their vote on specific project details. Members of the Leadership Committee and City Staff were on hand to provide additional information. Federal and State agencies supported the meeting including FEMA, HUD, EPA the Louisiana Office of Community Development,…
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03Jul 2017 by admin No Comments

Results from First Community Meeting

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The results are in from our first community meeting! All of the post-it notes have been recorded and all of the dots have been counted. Overwhelmingly, the input from the first community meeting points toward rebuilding Denham Springs in a way that maintains our small town charm and respects our local history while at the same time re-imagining our city in a way that focuses on increased connectivity with more cultural & economic options. The responses received from the over 400 participants during the meeting represent a broad range of ideas - they offer huge visionary goals as well as very specific requests and opportunities. PDF files with all of the responses from the meeting are available for download below. They are organized by the 6 Denham Strong  working groups…
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21Jun 2017 by Jeanette Clark No Comments

June 15th community meeting in the Livingston Parish News

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Great article from the Livingston Parish News make sure you visit it here: http://www.livingstonparishnews.com/news/denham-springs-residents-air-their-opinions-and-more-at-community/article_4817f09a-52d4-11e7-8960-43e2cf441970.html Denham Springs residents air their opinions, and more, at community meeting By Kevin Fambrough Livingston Parish News Jun 16, 2017 Updated Jun 16, 2017 Kariina Persyn places a sticky note on one of several idea boards during a long-term community recovery planning open house at Denham Springs Jr. High on Thursday. (photo by Crystal LoGiudice | The News) DENHAM SPRINGS – Everyone has an opinion about something or an idea how to solve a problem. Denham Springs residents got to air both at a public meeting Thursday of the city’s Long Term Community Recovery Plan at Denham Springs Junior High. Six tables on topics ranging from cultural resources to housing to infrastructure sought opinions, comments and…
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21Jun 2017 by Jeanette Clark No Comments

Leadership Team Meeting June 19th

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The 5th Leadership team meeting was held at noon at Big Mike’s.  Big thanks to everyone for a successful community open house event.  The team discussed what worked well at the open house.  Responses included: The way the room was laid out, that it was an open house, post-it note answers, having someone at each table, size of the room, the Mayor’s introductory video, smoothies (thanks Smoothie King), outreach and marketing. The team then discussed things that could be improved at the next community meeting.  The way to check-in, identifying key people, more signs in front of DSJH, adjust timing, parking, send presentation items out early, greeters to walk through with community, orientation for workers, heat, more awareness of available accessibility services and anything was misunderstood in the stations need…
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