{"id":133969,"date":"2020-08-12T06:53:30","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T11:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=133969"},"modified":"2020-08-12T06:53:34","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T11:53:34","slug":"vw-forward-initiative-seeks-public-input","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2020\/08\/12\/vw-forward-initiative-seeks-public-input\/","title":{"rendered":"VW Forward initiative seeks public input"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Van Wert Forward initiative led by The Van Wert County Foundation is conducting an online survey to gather community input on what is most important to residents for the Downtown Redevelopment Master Plan. This plan will guide downtown Van Wert for years to come.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To access the online survey, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanwertforward.org\/survey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VanWertForward.org\/survey<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/VWForward_Logo-960x240.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131655\" width=\"300\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/VWForward_Logo-960x240.png 960w, https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/VWForward_Logo-550x138.png 550w, https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/VWForward_Logo-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/VWForward_Logo.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI hope everyone will be involved and lend their voices to this process,\u201d said Hall Block, VWCF property manager. \u201cThe priorities identified by the community in this initial stage will be the foundation to guide priorities going into the future.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The process is rooted in community values and aspirations. It creates a platform to guide and align local leaders, stakeholders, and the community toward a shared future. As part of the planning process, community engagement is vital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCommunity engagement is the cornerstone of any effective revitalization,\u201d said VWCF Executive Secretary Seth Baker. \u201cPublic perspective is crucial regarding public space, redevelopment, and public art to create a vibrant, thriving downtown.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent\/submitted information The Van Wert Forward initiative led by The Van Wert County Foundation is conducting an online survey to gather community input on what is most important to residents for the Downtown Redevelopment Master Plan. This plan will guide downtown Van Wert for years to come.&nbsp; To access the online survey, visit&nbsp;VanWertForward.org\/survey.&nbsp; \u201cI [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-02 13:34:23","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133969"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133969\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}