PART OF A SERIES
Strategic Plaiming Committee
By John Ferguson, Chairman
Over the past month, I have been communicating the content of the Pine
Knoll Shores Strategic Plan with the various town committees with two objec
tives in mind. The first is to ensure the content of the plan is provided and that
questions about it can be responded to face-to-face. The second objective is to
solicit their support in the execution of the plan, which the Strategic Planning
Committee believes is vital to successfully supporting the strategic areas and
corresponding goals. These presentations have been very successful from my
point of view, in that I have received excellent feedback and a willingness to sup
port what the Board of Commissioners is trying to accomplish. We should all be
proud of the positive response from these committees.
The next phase of the communication process is to discuss the plan with as
many of the homeowners associations as are willing to have us attend their an
nual meetings. I am working to schedule meetings with these associations so
that the general community of residents understands the direction our town is
taking over the next several years. We believe that by reaching out to as many of
our residents as possible, the town will enjoy improved diversity of ideas and en
sure that we will be in better alignment to achieve our goals. So, as we enter the
spring and summer months, the homeowners associations will be setting up and
conducting their annual meetings, and the Strategic Planning Committee will
be offering a brief and interactive discussion of the Pine Knoll Shores Strategic
Plan.
On another note, the Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) has an important
mission in keeping its membership informed of the myriad changes taking place
in our world which may affect the town, either in the short term or many years
from now. In this way, the SPC may provide the town decision makers sug
gested forward-thinking strategies. With this role in mind, the SPC conducted
its March meeting at the UNC Institute of Marine Sciences, Dr. Christine Voss,
who works as a coastal habitat and ecosystem ecologist, provided us with a very
informative and interactive discussion of the forces driving climate change as
well as the rise in global temperatures and carbon dioxide, coastal population
growth, and the changing coastal landscape. Finally, Dr. Voss did an excel
lent job of tying the strategic thinking of Pine Knoll Shores to the impacts on
us from global climate change and coastal dynamics. For example, we have all
seen the increase in extreme weather events within the country and here on
the North Carolina coast such as storms, fires, drought, increased tidal issues,
stormwater issues, and protection of our drinking water resource. The impor
tance of our efforts that are within our control today to ensure our residents here
in Pine Knoll Shores are safe and our property protected for many years to come
cannot be understated. This is the reason why the North Carolina resiliency ef
forts are such a large part of our towns strategic effort. Dr. Voss certainly did her
part in keeping our committee informed and providing us with factual informa
tion to carry forward.
On a final note, if you have not had the chance to review the Strategic Plan, it
can be found on the town website at townofpks.com under “Resources.”
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