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Task Force Descriptions:Re-Imagine the Village School Building
A task force could form to consider how the school building and grounds could support community needs. Some options include childcare, alternative school programs, leasing to small businesses, and providing space for town offices and services. This group could also work on expanding or improving outdoor spaces at the school. Ideas the community mentioned include community gardens, fields, and accessible playground equipment. The group would need to work with the Selectboard on next steps for the building.
Boost Community Connection, Collaboration, Communication, Skill & Resource Sharing
A task force could form to consider and prioritize actions around the following:
Make Roxbury a more welcoming place where everyone feels included and connected. Create a welcome packet for new residents and find ways to help people connect and feel at home in the community. The group could expand on ways to communicate town information between neighbors such as a phone tree, a newsletter, a bulletin board, in person conversations, town wide emailing, social media to reach youth, and other ways to communicate, especially between people in parts of town that are not physically connected.
Plan conversations, learning exchanges, and resource sharing between residents, especially youth and elders. A group could build connections between residents across a variety of interests, ages, backgrounds, and experiences. Skill swaps, tool shares, bulk buying, work exchanges on local farms, volunteerism generally, and weekly work parties were some of the ideas mentioned.
Find or create more resources to help people fix up their properties. Ideas could include providing funding, getting youth volunteers, or finding other ways to support property cleanup and improvements.
Identify what the community needs for gathering spaces and what is missing. Consider improving spaces we already have like the Country Store, the Community and Senior Center, the Library, and other buildings. The group could also explore new ideas like adding food trucks, a farmer’s market, a café, or a diner.
