Vision 2020

Since June 2009, a diverse group of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County residents have been working together to imagine and describe the community that we aspire to become by the year 2020. Although the Chamber of Commerce provided the leadership to begin what has been labeled “Vision 2020”, the initiative has evolved into a community-wide process that includes representatives from agriculture, transportation, education, health care, non-profit services and business sectors.

The goal has been to create a unified and shared vision for our community, one that will encourage collaboration in the planning and use of public and private resources.  
 
Together, we’ve drafted the following Vision Statement to describe Harrisonburg and Rockingham County in 2020:

VISION STATEMENT:

A community where natural beauty, friendly interdependent relationships and diverse cultural, economic and educational opportunities create an unparalleled quality of life.

We envision our area to be characterized by:

• A creative, innovative and culturally diverse population which embraces collaboration as a true sense of
  community;
  
  
• A well-planned community with an emphasis on blending development with the natural beauty of the
  Shenandoah Valley;
  
  
• A community which provides a safe and secure environment, a forward-thinking and needs-based
  transportation system, and leading-edge public infrastructure;
  
  
• Diverse and balanced educational opportunities that promote individual and community competitiveness in tomorrow’s workforce;
  
  
• A commitment to creating opportunities for meeting career and job needs for our diverse population.

 

Help Us Make the Vision for our Community Reflect You ...

A key step in the process is the collective opinions of the community so that our vision will be a reflection of the views of businesses, residents, families, and everyone that has a vested interest in our community. Please take time to answer a brief, 4-question survey:

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We appreciate your input now and in the coming months as this most important initiative continues.