In April, residents and officials alike will have a unique opportunity to have their voices heard as they spend a day, “Creating the Future of the County.” Leadership Starke County has secured a team of nationally-known facilitators to guide the group through the process of shaping the county’s future. Jim Jessup, the group’s facilitator, told WKVI that the team works with rural communities across the country, but each member has a close connection to Starke County and northwest Indiana.
“Number one, they’re going to actually do the facilitation of it,” said Jessup. “In other words, do this all over the country with namely rural communities, and so they’re very knowledgeable and capable of talking about small, rural communities and how they can help grow and how they can help develop the community.”
