Strategic Development Plan

Potton 2010-2013

Objectives	Desired Outcome	Means	Actions
Increase economic activity	Job creation	Revitalize the economy and aesthetics of the village	Create a revitalization committee and implement its recommendations Enhance and complete recreational facilities Encourage local purchasing Facilitate community activities
		Seek economic growth	Revive the economic committee and implement the recommendations adopted by council
		Take advantage of our uniqueness	Complete the Missisquoi North development project. Capitalize on the complementarity of Owl's Head, the Green Mountains Natural Reserve and the Ruiter Valley Land Trust Promote the round barn, the covered bridge, our buildings, environment and archeological heritage
		Develop a recreational policy	Recognize recreo-tourism as the motor of the local economy Create a Potton tourist circuit
		Develop a cultural policy	Encourage micro-agriculture and wood transformation by incentives Create an agro-forest committee and implement its recommendations
		Develop our agricultural and forestry sectors	Encourage microagriculture and wood transformation by incentives Create an agro-forest committee and implement its recommendations
Attract and retain youth	Increase the permanent population	Create a family policy	Mandate an expert to recommend a family policy Seek the merging of the two schools
Brand our uniqueness	Associate our living environment with a positive image	Create a municipal promotional policy	Mandate an expert to help position the municipality as an attractive destination
Improve our quality of life	Make our living environment more attractive	Tap into governmental programs	Become a member of "Le réseau québécois de Villes et Villages en santé" Participate in the Elderly Friendly Program Implement sustainable development projects recommended by the Environmentj Committee Develop a closer relationship with "Le Centre de santé et services sociaux du Memphrémagog"
Bring together the citizens and the municipality	Improve citizen perception of the municipality	Intensify communications, facilitate relations with the citizens	Make the municipal website a complete source of information Intensify communications with the citizens Give priority to serving citizens by a variety of means