The Community Visioning Process began once the surveys and asset inventory data were collected and analyzed by the COMPASS II Community Partnership.

About the Community Visioning Process:

• A vision statement was the result of not only the Visioning Workshops but also from feedback from focus groups and “Road Shows” conducted in all eight counties in February, 2003.
• The Compass Community Partnership invited participants from the eight Wabash Valley counties to attend Visioning Workshops.
• Approximately 80 people participated from all eight counties.
• Six small groups were led by expert problem-solving facilitators.
• The goal of the workshops was to develop the elements of a strategic vision for the eight-county region.

The outcomes of the Community Visioning Process workshops were sets of values and a vision statement.

As a community, we value the following:

• Progress
• Education
• Economic Success
• Leadership
• Exceptional Quality of Life

Vision Statement for an Ideal Future:
“The Wabash Valley is a progressive community of caring and diverse people who highly value education,
prosper through an energized economic center, whose leadership embraces a unified vision, and where all people
can live and participate because of the exceptional quality of life.”

The Wabash Valley refers specifically to our community represented by the following eight counties: Clark, Crawford and Edgar Counties in Illinois; and Clay, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion and Vigo Counties in Indiana. This is our community.

Top 5 Points to Come Out of the Visioning Session:

1. Progressive Community
2. High Value Placed on Education
3. Energized Economic Center
4. Leadership Embracing a Unified Vision
5. Exceptional Quality of Life/People Living and Participating