The conclusions drawn from two recent master plans make it clear that our citizens want to protect their existing quality of life and properly manage the future growth of the greater Danville area. We need look no farther than the east half of Hendricks County to realize that change is not optional, but reality. It is important that we get involved as soon as possible in directing the inevitable course of change. The purpose of this letter is to solicit your input and raise awareness regarding how we can cause the future growth in the greater Danville community to occur in the direction that we, as citizens, choose. Its overall purpose would be to choose the direction and set goals for the greater Danville community during the next twenty years while also preserving the quality of life of all citizens.
Communities can guide their futures.
It has been done before. While Danville is certainly not Indianapolis, the same principles and concepts could be used to implement a forward-looking master plan based on local citizen input. The members of the Progress Committee would be drawn from a cross-section of generations, not just senior leaders. The members of the Progress Committee would conduct several public meetings and develop a consensus about the most important objectives for the greater Danville community during the next two decades. The Progress Committee would then make specific written recommendations to the Danville Town Council for its consideration.