Events

Over the next week, Pittsburg residents will have the chance to put their fingerprints on an updated version of the Imagine Pittsburg 2030 plan. The Imagine Pittsburg 2030 effort began in 2010 as an initiative of the Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce, as business, education and community leaders identified a need for a grassroots, citizen-driven visioning effort to strategically address the community’s opportunities and challenges through the year 2030. Similar efforts in the past had proven extremely fruitful, resulting in successful local initiatives to build the Family Resource Center and groundbreaking collaborations like the Business Education Alliance. A steering committee of fifteen local representatives from a wide variety of backgrounds was formed to lead the visioning effort, which also included numerous opportunities for citizen input.

The original Imagine Pittsburg 2030 plan was released in 2012 and featured several priorities in four key areas of focus: housing, economic development, infrastructure and public wellness. Since then, many of the recommendations have been enacted and have helped spur significant economic activity, workforce development and improvements to public safety.