Community Vision Statement

In 2020, our community will be a place that makes a statement of neighborhood safety, respect, and education. We value family, friends, our historical culture and religious traditions. We believe that together, we can create a quality of life independent of government or charity for all future generations and more to come.

Projects from meeting on 9/29/09.

1. Continue to improvement public rural area transportation service to children and adults in the Dunbar Mountain Area.  (Infrastructure)
2. The development of infrastructure projects that will enhance the development of the arts, recreation, and medical fields  and provide sustainable jobs for the Dunbar area.  (Infrastructure)

Community Meeting, October 22, 2009

1. Resident Comment: When we take prayer and the Bible out of the public school system and replace them with humanistic philosophies, we erase the foundation for avoiding the reliance on drugs and alcohol.  We also devalue the quality of life and the respect for the needs and rights of others. (Social Conditions)
2. First Priority for the area, return prayer and the Bible to the public schools. (Social Conditions)
3. Need programs for the elderly here. (Social Conditions)
4. Need programs for the teens in this area. (Social Conditions)
5. Develop tourism around our rich heritage-diverse ethnicity becoming one – “Americans” – (Tourism)
6. Need additional funding for Tourism in Dunbar Borough. (Tourism)
7. Need planning for and maintaining roads due to possible increase in Tourism. (Tourism)
8. Weekly concerts during the summer months. (Recreation)
9. Get Vo-Tech to build a gazebo/stage in the park. (Recreation)
10. Need a recreation center for our senior citizens which could be shared with other agencies/programs. (Recreation)
11. Need mentoring programs for youth to learn how to run a business. (Workforce Development)
12. Life Skills need to be taught in the schools. (Workforce Development)
13. Playhouse/Arts Center from existing building in Dunbar. (Arts & Culture)
14. Christmas Caroling throughout Dunbar (Arts & Culture)
15. Need after school programs (Education)
16. Need programs designed for the Elderly. (Education)
17. Need programs designed for the Teenagers. (Education)
18. Merge School Districts – too much money is being spent on administration of very small districts. (Education)
19. Child Nutrition education needed. (Education)
20. Toy Library for infants, toddlers and preschoolers with parenting classes as part of it. (Education)
21. Research uses for the Dunbar Elementary School plant. (Education)
22. Volunteer Tutors for local children (Education)
23. Perfect areas where the bike trail enters (Environment)
24. We need a planting program-garden club y the scouts and other residents. (Environment)
25. Initiate more “Green Building” ideas in Dunbar. (Environment)
26. Develop a 4H Club in town (not just out at the Fairgrounds).(Agriculture)
27. Program for the younger generation to learn to plant and care for own gardens and crops of food. (Agriculture)
28. Classes to learn to preserve food/Freezing/ Salting/ Smoking/Drying / Storage of food and herbs. (Agriculture)
29. Create a Town Garden to teach young the benefits of self service). (Agriculture)
30. Implement idea of Youth Service Corp (linking young people doing services for the elderly). (Community Development)
31. Create Historical Activities in Dunbar. (Community Development)
32. Local government providing funding resources for downtown revitalization. (Community Development)
33. Funding for the restoration of historical buildings both in Dunbar Twp and the Borough. (Community Development)
34. More use of Solar Panels and Battery Core in buildings. (Energy)
35. Use wind turbines in Dunbar. (Energy)
36. Create opportunities for Gas Thermal Heat/Hot  Water/Air/ Coal & Wood to be used to reduce costs. (Energy)
37. Continue community co-op for energy supply. (Energy)
38. Involvement of Ministerial Association in Dunbar. (Religious/Spiritual)
39. Create and implement a Youth Governance Project so that they learn what it means to govern a community. (Local Government)
40. Create a Yough Activities Committee of the village. (Local Government)
41. Create a Women’s Craft Co-op (quilting other Appalacian crafts and products). (Economic Development)
42. Bring health screens/promotion to Dunbar on a regular basis – Rendu Services Health Van. (Health)
43. We need to address the drug problem in Dunbar. (Social Conditions)
44. Would like to see people come together and help each other. (Community Development)
45. Would like to figure out a way to provide jobs for our young people.(Economic Development)
46. We need more interest in our area from our leaders who could help our young adults, our farmers and new business. (Community Development)
47. Would like to see programs that would involve youth – thus keeping them off of the streets. (Community Development/Social Conditions)
48. Could the county help out small towns with their dilapidated buildings, old storm/drain pipes?  Would like the county officials and council to come together to our town to see what needs done and then cooperate with each other. (Local Government)
49. The infrastructure needs attention, would like to see more people drawn to our area. (Infrastructure)
50. We need more organized children activities as well as improved programs for our seniors. (Recreation/Community Development)
51. Would like to see the appearance of Dunbar improved, ie.e trees, flowers, etc. (Community Development).
52. We need a Neighborhood Watch Program in Dunbar. (Social Conditions)
53. We would like to see public funds acquired and put to good use. (Local Government)
54. Would like to see more local people get involved. (Community Development).

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