The James City County Citizens' Coalition (J4C) is a non-profit, non-partisan community liaison group formed in 2006 to coordinate the activities
of existing groups working to protect and preserve
our environmental resources and quality of life.
The Coalition:
· receives, defines and addresses issues of common concern, such as traffic, development, water, infrastructure, schools, and/or emergency services;
· develops and presents positions on these issues to the County boards and commissions;
· provides input to and participates in the development of the Comprehensive Plan, and other County studies, policies and procedures;
· conducts Community Education Forums to bring current issues before James City County residents; and promotes the importance of understanding the cumulative impact of residential and commercial growth
The Vision:
The J4C is recognized as an effective communicator, educator and liaison for the citizens of the County. The J4C is dedicated to protecting and preserving the environment and quality of life and there by the health of our community. The J4C focuses on development, traffic, water resources, schools and infrastructure to secure their adequacy for future generations.
2009-2010 Goals & Objectives:
· Monitoring the board of supervisors and planning commission and assessing progress against the Comp Plan’s SGAs (Strategies, Goals and Actions) with particular regard to the traffic, land use, environment and community character sections.
· Develop a list of Comp Plan actions that can be “fast tracked” through the legislative process soon after final approval of the Plan. Actions to be included should not be controversial and should be easy and inexpensive to implement quickly. Encourage the board of supervisors to expedite the numerous uncomplicated and noncontroversial Comprehensive Plan SGAs through the legislative process so that county officials could focus on more important matters such as quality of life and various environmental issues.
· Encourage J4C membership on county boards, advisory groups and commissions
· Membership retention and development.
· Expand active membership (membership, administrative, communications)
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