Alta, IA

Part of any community success takes place when people start talking and working together to see something different happen. Alta Horizons is glad to see that there is ongoing commitment in the school district, the city and the local businesses to work together to create change in Alta.

The Community Resource Center (CRC), soon to open this fall in Alta on Main Street, provides an ongoing structure in which resources and networking can be realized in a visible way.

The Alta Building Connections (ABC) has found its face through Alta Horizons. It will continue to provide consistent and regular opportunity to keep in touch with people moving into the Alta community and provide them with the information they need for the resources the city of Alta and surrounding community has to offer.

The District Promotion Committee (DPC) arose from the ideas tossed around in the study circle groups early on in the Horizons program in Alta. This committee, among whom are members of the Alta Horizons Steering Committee, will serve as an ongoing entity to continue to explore ways to promote our city and schools and businesses.

In the December meeting, Alta Horizons steering committee members unanimously approved a set of guidelines that will serve as a parameter for participation in leadership for the ongoing work within the community. Adopted were guidelines for committee membership, voting criteria, leadership structure, and fiscal responsibility.

Leadership elected for the 2008 year were: Terry Pollard, chairperson, Kris Shannon, vice-chairperson, Bonnie Hach, secretary, and Jim Black, treasurer.

The members were glad to express this as another important step in community involvement to prepare us for developing plans to see change within our community.